BUTTS, Justice.
Appellant was indicted for murder, a first degree felony, and convicted by a jury of the lesser included offense of voluntary manslaughter. Punishment was assessed at twenty years' confinement.
Two points of error are raised on appeal: First, that the evidence is insufficient to sustain a conviction for the offense of voluntary manslaughter because the State failed to show beyond a reasonable doubt that appellant did not act in self defense...
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