Gerard Reginald Leassear v. State

OPINION

William J. Boyce Justice

A jury convicted appellant Gerald Reginald Leassear of capital murder, 1 and the trial court assessed a mandatory punishment of life imprisonment without parole. 2 Appellant challenges his conviction on grounds that the trial court erred by (1) granting the State’s request to excuse a venire member; (2) admitting extraneous-offense evidence; and (3) failing to submit a jury instruction on the lesser-included offense of felony murder. 3 We affirm.

BACKGROUND 4

Jorge Davila drove his truck to a Houston nightclub on November 80, 2008. He spent several hours at the…