John Anthony Vela v. State

Affirmed and Memorandum Opinion filed February 21, 2019. In The Fourteenth Court of Appeals NO. 14-17-00315-CR JOHN ANTHONY VELA, Appellant V. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee On Appeal from the 209th District Court Harris County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 1444432 MEMORANDUM OPINION Appellant John Anthony Vela appeals his conviction for capital murder.1 The State did not seek the death penalty, and appellant received an automatic sentence of life imprisonment. Appellant challenges his conviction in two issues, arguing: (1) the trial court included an instruction in the jury charge on the law of…