Colella v. State

OPINION

FEDERICO G. HINOJOSA, Jr., Justice.

A jury found appellant guilty of capital murder. The State elected not to pursue the death penalty, and the trial court assessed punishment at life imprisonment. By a single point of error, appellant complains that the evidence is insufficient to support the jury’s vei’dict. We find the evidence insufficient and reverse the trial court’s judgment.

Appellant, Brenda Colella, and her husband, Paul Colella, lived in a tent on the beach at South Padre Island. Appellant worked in a Pizza Hut. Anthony Wilson, also known as “Red,” and Paul Colella earned…