Patrick Anthony Russo v. State

TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN

NO. 03-04-00344-CR

Patrick Anthony Russo, Appellant

v.

The State of Texas, Appellee

FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF TRAVIS COUNTY, 390TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT

NO. 9034220, HONORABLE JULIE H. KOCUREK, JUDGE PRESIDING

O P I N I O N

Appellant Patrick Anthony Russo appeals his conviction for capital murder. See Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 19.03(a)(2) (West Supp. 2006). (1) A jury found appellant guilty of capital murder. As a result of the jury's answer at the penalty stage of the trial to the special issue concerning mitigating circumstances, the trial court imposed a…