Anthony Torres Deleon v. State

OPINION

Opinion by:

MARIALYN BARNARD, Justice.

A jury found appellant Anthony Torres De Leon guilty of murder and sentenced him to confinement for twenty-three years. On appeal, De Leon contends the evidence is insufficient to support the jury’s rejection of his claim that the murder was committed under the immediate influence of sudden passion arising from an adequate cause. We affirm.

Background

From 2006 until August 2008, De Leon lived in, and worked as a manager of, an 11-unit apartment complex in Bexar County. 1 According to Jose Arredondo, he and several others were drinking beer at a…