Inthalangsy v. Texas (original by judge mcclure iii)
Annotate this CaseSara Cassandra Nelson (“Cassie”) witnessed her boyfriend, Kris Maneerut (“Jimmy”), being shot. Immediately afterward, Appellant Santhy Inthalangsy and associates escorted her from the crime scene. Later that day, she was killed. Appellant was charged with capital murder of Jimmy while in the course of kidnapping Cassie. The issue this case presented for the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals’ review centered on whether evidence of Cassie’s death was admissible for a proper purpose and sufficiently relevant to the charge of capital murder. The Court held that indeed the evidence was relevant, tended to prove an element of the charged offense, and provided necessary context for the charged offense. Furthermore, the Court held that the probative value of the evidence was not substantially outweighed by its prejudicial effect. Therefore, the trial court did not abuse its discretion in admitting the evidence.
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