Gonzalez v. State

OPINION

MEYERS, J.,

delivered the unanimous opinion of the Court.

Appellant was convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. The Court of Appeals affirmed. Gonzalez v. State, 21 S.W.3d 595 (Tex.App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2000). We granted appellant’s petition for discretionary review to address whether the Court of Appeals erred in its holding on a conflict of laws question.

In appellant’s trial for murder, the State called Pastor Steven Folgheraiter who testified, over objection, that during a counseling session with appellant in California, appellant told him he had done something…