Carlos Lopez v. State

NUMBER 13-05-148-CR

COURT OF APPEALS

THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS

CORPUS CHRISTI

- EDINBURG

CARLOS LOPEZ, Appellant,

v.

THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee.

On appeal from the 28th District Court

of Nueces County, Texas

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Before Justices Yañez, Rodriguez, and Garza

Memorandum Opinion by Justice Rodriguez

In July 1992, appellant, Carlos Lopez, was indicted for the capital murder of two individuals by stabbing each with a knife during the same criminal transaction. See Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 19.03(a)(7) (Vernon Supp. 2006). (1) Approximately one year later, a jury returned a verdict that appellant…