2005-05-29
Julio antonio nevarez
Appellant's indictment charged that he intentionally and knowingly caused the death of Edgar Alex Avila, by stabbing him with a knife.1 Following his plea of not guilty, the matter proceeded to trial by jury. At trial, the State's evidence showed that during the early morning hours on a night in May 2005, bar patrons were leaving a local bar. As several individuals approached the parking lot, the victim and a friend of appellant began fighting. A two-minute altercation ensued and after the victim and the friend were separated by a security guard, appellant came from behind the victim and stabbed him in the neck with a knife. The victim later died from this wound.