ARNWINE v. STATE

No. 06-99-00097-CR.

20 S.W.3d 155 (2000)

Anthony Symortis ARNWINE, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Texarkana.

Decided April 11, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter Adams, Houston, for appellant.

Calvin A. Hartmann, Harris County District Attys. Office, Barbara Anne Drumheller, Asst. Dist. Atty., Houston, for appellee.

Before CORNELIUS, C.J., GRANT and ROSS, JJ.


OPINION

Opinion by Justice ROSS.

Anthony Symortis Arnwine was charged with committing an aggravated assault on his mother, Francine Arnwine, by using a deadly weapon, a crutch. A jury convicted him and assessed his punishment at imprisonment for a period of twenty years. Arnwine appeals, contending in a single point of error that the trial court erred in failing to submit to the jury an instruction on the defense of necessity.

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