Ayala v. State

OPINION

JEFF BROWN, Justice.

A jury convicted appellant Jesus Ayala of capital murder and the trial court sentenced him to life confinement without parole in the Institutional Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. In six issues, appellant contends (1) the evidence was legally and factually insufficient to support a finding of specific intent to kill; (2) the court erred in overruling defense counsel’s objections to the prosecutor’s closing argument, and the cumulative impact of the improper remarks influenced the jury’s verdict; and (3) the trial court violated appellant’s Sixth…