Edward George McGregor v. State

OPINION

EVELYN V. KEYES, Justice.

In this cold-case murder prosecution, a jury convicted appellant, Edward George McGregor, of capital murder, and, because the State did not seek the death penalty, the trial court automatically assessed punishment at confinement for life. 1 In nine issues, appellant contends that (1) and (2) the trial court erroneously admitted evidence of an extraneous murder offense in violation of Texas Rules of Evidence 404(b) and 403; (3) and (4) the trial court erroneously admitted evidence of an extraneous terroristic threat that referenced both the charged offense and…