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MARTINEZ v. STATE

No. 04-86-00596-CR.

744 S.W.2d 687 (1988)

Michael E. MARTINEZ, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, San Antonio.

January 27, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David R. Weiner, San Antonio, for appellant.

Fred G. Rodriguez, Mario Bordini, Edward Shaughnessy, III, Crim. Dist. Attys., San Antonio, for appellee.

Before CADENA, C.J., and REEVES and CANTU, JJ.

OPINION

CANTU, Justice.

Appellant was convicted by a jury of the offense of murder. Punishment was assessed by the Court at confinement for a term of sixteen years.

In a singular point of error appellant alleges that the trial court erred in refusing his requested instruction on the law of self defense. Appellant requested the following instruction:

Upon the law of self defense, you are instructed that a person is justified in using force...

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