SIAS v. STATE

No. 46068.

495 S.W.2d 890 (1973)

Martin Quintana SIAS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

June 13, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Luther Jones, El Paso, for appellant.

Steve W. Simmons, Dist. Atty., and David R. Rosado, Asst. Dist. Atty., El Paso, Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty., and Robert A. Huttash, Asst. State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


OPINION

DOUGLAS, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for aggravated assault. The indictment alleged murder with malice, the jury found on the lesser included offense and assessed punishment at two years' confinement and a fine of $1000.

Appellant's sole ground of error is the trial court's failure to include the issue of self-defense in its charge to the jury.

The record contains much conflicting testimony. However, it is clear from...

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