Alex Crank II v. State

COURT OF APPEALS EIGHTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS EL PASO, TEXAS § ALEX CRANK, II, No. 08-09-00109-CR § Appellant, Appeal from the § v. 227th Judicial District Court § of Bexar County, Texas THE STATE OF TEXAS, § (TC# 2007CR10969) Appellee. § OPINION A jury convicted Alex Crank, II, of murdering his father and sentenced him to 99 years in prison. On appeal, he argues that his conviction should be reversed because gruesome, needless, and inflammatory pictures were admitted into evidence. We affirm. The indictment charged murder under two theories: intentionally and knowingly causing the victim’s…