the prosecutor during closing argument. We will affirm the conviction.

BACKGROUND
On the night of April 17, 1997, two deputy sheriffs responded to a call reporting gunshots outside of Pedro Cardona's residence in Bastrop County. Upon arriving at the scene, the deputies observed a car in a ditch. They found the driver, Maria Delpillar Araujo, dead in the front seat from two gunshot wounds. Although Cardona was not initially at the scene, he drove into the driveway a few seconds after the officers arrived. The deputies removed Cardona from his car and found a .38 caliber revolver in his right pocket. Cardona's left hand was covered with a large amount of dried blood, and both officers smelled alcohol on his breath. The deputies arrested Cardona and transported him to theBastrop County jail.
During the early morning hours of April 18, a criminal investigator interviewed Cardona, who is a Mexican national. Before questioning him, the investigator read him his Miranda rights. Cardona identified the woman in the car as Araujo and said that he had been involved in a romantic relationship with her for a couple of years. Cardona then indicated that he needed to talk with a lawyer before answering further questions. As the investigator prepared to leave, Cardona proceeded to talk about the events prior to the shooting. Despite the investigator's warning not to tell him further information, Cardona said that "he didn't know why he did it." The investigator subsequently left Cardona and placed a call to a Mexican consulate in order to, as he testified,