Cristian Escarcega v. the State of Texas

Opinion filed April 17, 2025 In The Eleventh Court of Appeals __________ No. 11-24-00008-CR __________ CRISTIAN ESCARCEGA, Appellant V. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee On Appeal from the 161st District Court Ector County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. B-22-0009-CR MEMORANDUM OPINION A jury found Appellant, Cristian Escarcega, guilty of the first-degree murder of Jesse Sanchez and assessed his punishment at life imprisonment in the Institutional Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. See TEX. PENAL CODE ANN. § 19.02(b), (c) (West Supp. 2024). The trial court sentenced Appellant…