Loun v. State

OPINION

Opinion by

Justice MOSELEY.

Michael Alan Loun appeals his conviction by a jury for murder while under the immediate influence of sudden passion. The victim, Jack Edward LaPelley, III (referred to in the record as Trey LaPel-ley), knocked on the door of the apartment of Loun’s girlfriend, Jodi Clark, and demanded entry. Five persons were present in the apartment including Loun and Miranda Fancher, LaPelley’s girlfriend. La-Pelley, who was intoxicated, wanted to talk with Fancher. Because LaPelley had a history of physically abusing Fancher, Clark assumed Fancher would not want to talk…