Rivera v. State

Opinion by

KAREN ANGELINI, Justice.

Timotheo Rivera was convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. He appealed, alleging error during the punishment hearing. We agreed and remanded the cause for a new hearing. On remand, the jury sentenced Rivera to forty-years imprisonment. Rivera now brings six issues relating to the punishment hearing. We overrule all issues and affirm the judgment of the trial court.

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In his first and second issues, Rivera contends that the trial court should have permitted him to ask the venire panel the following question: Assuming Timo-theo Rivera…