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RUSSELL v. STATE

No. 05-91-00428-CR.

834 S.W.2d 79 (1992)

Sanford Earl RUSSELL, Jr., Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Dallas.

Rehearing Denied July 13, 1992.

Discretionary Review Refused November 4, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence B. Mitchell, Dallas, for appellant.

Teresa Tolle, Dallas, for appellee.

Before THOMAS, MALONEY and KAPLAN, JJ.

OPINION

KAPLAN, Justice.

A jury convicted Sanford Earl Russell of murder. Punishment was assessed at seventy-five years' confinement and a $10,000 fine. In two points of error, appellant contends that the trial court erred in failing to instruct the jury that: (1) a reasonable doubt on the issue of self-defense requires acquittal, and (2) the State has the burden to disprove self-defense beyond a reasonable doubt. We sustain appellant's first point of error...

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