Marvin Rodriguez was sentenced to 20 years in prison.
The Tarrant County District Attorney’s Office said Marvin Rodriguez was sentenced to 20 years in prison.
The 20-year term was imposed after Rodriguez’s 2017 murder conviction, but that conviction did not stand. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals found that the trial court had erred by refusing requested jury instructions on self-defense and defense of another; on remand, a Fort Worth appeals court ruled the error caused harm and ordered a new trial. The appellate rulings concerned the jury instructions, not a finding that Rodriguez was innocent. The appeals court’s 2022 opinion explains the reversal.
Grapevine Police Credited for Case
The DA’s office specifically thanked the Grapevine Police Department for its work on the case and for its commitment to keeping the community safe…