Rivera v. State

OPINION

Opinion by:

PHIL HARDBERGER, Chief Justice.

In this San Antonio backyard drama, a barbecue ended in murder. Gilbert Vasquez went to the home .of his friend, Abel Rivera, to watch the Tyson-Holyfield fight. By night’s end, Vasquez was in the morgue. This unexpected conclusion to the evening was effectuated by two of Rivera’s brothers, Timotheo and Gilbert, who alternatively stabbed and shot Vasquez until he died. Timotheo did the stabbing: six times. Gilbert did the shooting: three times. While there was evidence that Vasquez, the victim, had a bad disposition, he was not armed with a…