ROSS v. STATE

No. 05-87-01274-CR.

763 S.W.2d 897 (1988)

Jimmy Ray ROSS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Dallas.

Rehearing Denied January 31, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Douglas D. Mulder and John D. Nation, Dallas, for appellant.

Anne B. Wetherholt, Dallas, for appellee.

Before DEVANY, McCLUNG and LAGARDE, JJ.


LAGARDE, Justice.

Ross appeals his conviction by a jury for voluntary manslaughter. The jury assessed punishment at confinement for fifteen years and one day. In eight points of error, Ross asserts that the trial court erred: (1) in failing to submit a specially requested instruction on involuntary conduct; (2) in submitting its own incorrect instruction on involuntary conduct; (3) in failing to apply the law of self-defense to

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