ELSE v. STATE

No. 05-82-01131-CR.

666 S.W.2d 251 (1984)

Johnny ELSE, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Dallas.

Discretionary Review Refused June 27, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kerry P. Fitzgerald, Dallas, for appellant.

Henry Wade, Dist. Atty., Gilbert P. Howard, Asst. Dist. Atty., for appellee.

Before CARVER, ALLEN and SHUMPERT, JJ.


ALLEN, Justice.

This is an appeal from a conviction for voluntary manslaughter. Punishment was assessed by the jury at twenty years.

Appellant raises three grounds of error. Appellant contends that the court committed fundamental error by omitting all reference to apparent danger in applying the law of self defense to the facts. Further, appellant argues that the evidence is insufficient to support the conviction...

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