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CONTRERAS v. STATE

No. 10-11-00383-CR.

440 S.W.3d 85 (2012)

Willie CONTRERAS, Appellant v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Waco.

Discretionary Review Refused April 16, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Denton B. Lessman , Law Offices of Denton B. Lessman, Waco, for Appellant.

Abel Reyna , Dist. Atty., Waco, for Appellee.

Before Chief Justice GRAY, Justice DAVIS, and Justice SCOGGINS.

OPINION

AL SCOGGINS, Justice.

Appellant, Willie Contreras, appeals from his conviction for murder, a first-degree felony. See TEX. PENAL CODE ANN. § 19.02(b)-(c) (West 2011). In one issue, Contreras contends that the trial court erred by prohibiting defense counsel "from making a comparison between the different burdens of proof established in Texas jurisprudence." Because we find the complained-of error to be harmless, we affirm.

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