Vargas v. State

OPINION

COHEN, Justice.

A jury convicted appellant of capital murder, and assessed his punishment at confinement for life. We affirm the judgment as reformed.

The complainant was found dead in her apartment. Her body exhibited numerous bruises and stab wounds. The cause of death was one stab wound to the upper right chest and another to the neck. There were blood stains and signs of a struggle throughout the apartment. The phone cord was cut.

The next day, appellant was seen driving the complainant’s car. The police found appellant’s fingerprints in the complainant’s apartment and on her car. The…