Almaraz v. State

MORRISON, Judge.

The offense is murder; the punishment, 20 years.

Appellant and Maria were both divorced and began to live together. With them was Maria’s young daughter by her previous marriage, and her father and stepmother lived with them for a while. After a year or so of such cohabitation, appellant went to his family and Maria to her relatives. According to Maria, prior to their separation appellant threatened to kill any man she might marry if she ever left him.

*198Some few months later Maria met deceased, and within a week they decided to get married, though no marriage ever took place.

Accor…