Battle v. State

OPINION

WILLIAM J. BOYCE, Justice.

Appellant Trenard Silva Battle appeals after a jury convicted him of capital murder. See Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 19.03 (Vernon 2003). The trial court assessed an automatic punishment of life imprisonment without parole. See id. § 12.31 (Vernon Supp.2009). We affirm.

BACKGROUND

Appellant has not challenged the sufficiency of the evidence supporting his conviction; therefore, we recite only those facts necessary to the disposition of this appeal.

On the evening of August 2, 2008, Carl Bray and his fiancee, Jamie Calvery, were in bed at Bray’s home when they heard…