Jesse Lopez Jr. v. State

Opinion issued May 1, 2008

In The

Court of Appeals

For The

First District of Texas

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NO. 01-06-01079-CR

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JESSE LOPEZ, JR., Appellant

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THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

On Appeal from the 262nd District Court

Harris County, Texas

Trial Court Cause No. 1035412

MEMORANDUM OPINION A jury convicted appellant, Jesse Lopez, Jr., of capital murder. The trial court assessed appellant's punishment at life imprisonment, which is the only possible sentence because the State did not seek the death penalty. See Tex. Pen. Code Ann. §§12.31 (Vernon 2003), 19.03 (Vernon Supp. 2007).

In thirteen points of…