VALENZUELA v. STATE

No. 07-96-0262-CR.

943 S.W.2d 130 (1997)

Erasmo VALENZUELA, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Amarillo.

March 27, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Law Offices of David Martinez, David Martinez, Lubbock, for appellant.

Lubbock County District Attorney, William C. Sowder, Michael West, Lubbock, for appellee.

Before QUINN and REAVIS, JJ., and REYNOLDS, Senior Justice.


QUINN, Justice.

Erasmo Valenzuela, appellant, appeals his conviction for murder in the first degree and asserts one point of error. In the latter, he posits that the trial court erred in refusing to submit "a defensive issue" regarding the voluntariness of his conduct. We disagree and affirm the judgment.

Background

During a scuffle with appellant, Margarita Davila was shot and killed. Prior thereto, she, Yolanda Reyna, and Juan Chapa had...

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