Hernandez v. State

OPINION

TIM TAFT, Justice.

A jury convicted appellant, Jason Michael Hernandez, of murder and assessed his punishment at 60 years in prison. See Tex. Pen.Code Ann. § 19.02(b)(1), (2) (Vernon 2003). We determine (1) whether the evidence supporting the jury’s negative finding on a sudden-passion special issue at punishment was factually sufficient, (2) whether appellant carried his burden of showing that his counsel was ineffective at the guilt phase, and (3) whether the trial court committed reversible error in preventing appellant’s psychologist from giving expert-opinion testimony relating to…