context: Indeed, this testimony does not fall into either category of victim-related evidence. Troy testified regarding his thoughts at the time of the incident; he did not testify regarding the effect that the crime had had on his life or how the incident had affected him and his family.
citation_a.signal: see
citation_a.identifier: 67 S.W.3d 918, 928
citation_a.parenthetical: "[T]he testimony in the present case did not involve testimony about how third persons were affected by the crime, nor was there any discussion about the character of the victim."
citation_a.sentence: See Mathis v. State, 67 S.W.3d 918, 928 (Tex.Crim.App.2002) (“[T]he testimony in the present case did not involve testimony about how third persons were affected by the crime, nor was there any discussion about the character of the victim.”); see also Hayden, 296 S.W.3d at 553 (characterizing, in murder case, victim-impact evidence as “evidence of the effect the victim’s death has on other people”); Espinosa, 194 S.W.3d at 711 (“Relevant victim impact evidence may include the physical, psychological, or economic effects of a crime on the victim or the victim’s family.”).
citation_b.signal: see also
citation_b.identifier: 296 S.W.3d 553, 553
citation_b.parenthetical: characterizing, in murder case, victim-impact evidence as "evidence of the effect the victim's death has on other people"
citation_b.sentence: See Mathis v. State, 67 S.W.3d 918, 928 (Tex.Crim.App.2002) (“[T]he testimony in the present case did not involve testimony about how third persons were affected by the crime, nor was there any discussion about the character of the victim.”); see also Hayden, 296 S.W.3d at 553 (characterizing, in murder case, victim-impact evidence as “evidence of the effect the victim’s death has on other people”); Espinosa, 194 S.W.3d at 711 (“Relevant victim impact evidence may include the physical, psychological, or economic effects of a crime on the victim or the victim’s family.”).