Sanchez v. State

OPINION

Opinion by Justice CARTER.

Alfredo Sanchez 1 (hereinafter defendant) appeals his conviction by jury trial of capital murder for shooting and killing his two cousins, Jorge Sanchez and Jose Luis Sanchez. The State waived the death penalty, and the trial court sentenced defendant to life imprisonment. Defendant raises four issues on appeal, arguing the trial court erred in 1) conducting a pretrial hearing in the absence of the defendant, 2) failing to appoint a bi-lingual interpreter in addition to the court’s interpreter to assist defendant’s trial counsel, 3) giving the jury an…