Corral v. State

OPINION

CHEW, Justice.

This is an appeal from a conviction for the offense of murder. A jury convicted Appellant and sentenced him to 80 years’ confinement in the Texas Department of Corrections — Institutional Division. We affirm.

On the afternoon of March 10, 1993, Omar Lopez, Ruben Diaz, and Jose Garcia, all Socorro High School students, were sitting and talking atop a wall in their neighborhood. A grey car passed by and its occupants “threw” gang signs at the three boys. Ruben Diaz (“Ruben”) testified that the incident concerned them, so they decided to walk toward their homes. Ruben denied…