Jose Antonio Moncivais v. State

OPINION

HARVEY BROWN, Justice.

A jury found Jose Antonio Moncivais guilty of murder and assessed his punishment at 50 years’ confinement in the Institutional Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.1 On appeal, Moncivais contends the evidence is legally and factually insufficient to support the jury’s negative finding on the issue of sudden passion during the punishment phase of his trial. We hold that the evidence is legally and factually sufficient to support the jury’s negative finding. We affirm.

Background

Jose Antonio Moncivais got into an argument with Brian Escontrias that…