State v. Renteria

977 S.W.2d 606 (1998)

The STATE of Texas,

v.

Jesse Alvarez RENTERIA, Appellant.

No. 656-97.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, En Banc.

July 8, 1998.

Robert V. Garcia, Jr., Odessa, for appellant.

Matthew Paul, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

Before the court en banc.

OPINION ON STATE'S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

Appellant was convicted of the offense of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment and a $10,000 fine. He was part of a group who attended a party on August 21, 1993. Several people, including appellant and the victim, Freddy Belis, left to purchase liquor. Belis was the only one…