Rodriguez v. State

A jury convicted Raul Rodriguez of murder and sentenced him to life in prison, rejecting his claim that he shot his neighbor, Kelly Danaher, in self-defense.1 In six issues, Rodriguez contends that (1) insufficient evidence supports his conviction, (2) the trial court erred by including a provocation instruction in the guilt-innocence jury charge and by denying his request for a sudden passion instruction in the punishment jury charge, and (3) the trial court erred by admitting testimony from his ex-wife during the guilt-innocence phase and evidence regarding various extraneous offenses…