Herrera v. State
Court of Appeals of Texas
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Opinion by:
Patricia O. Alvarez, Justice
Appellant Homero Herrera was charged with the murder of Blanca Herrera, his wife, alleged to have been committed on October 9, 2013. On January 20, 2016, after previously returning a guilty verdict, a Maverick County jury sentenced Herrera to thirty-five years’ confinement in the Institutional Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. In his sole issue on appeal, Herrera contends the trial court erred in failing to include an instmction on sudden passion. Because the record does not support that Herrera suffered “some harm,” we affirm…
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