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EAST v. STATE

No. 10-01-176-CR.

76 S.W.3d 736 (2002)

Jerome EAST, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Waco.

May 1, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel L. Burkeen, Groesbeck, for appellant.

Robert W. Gage, County/District Atty., Fairfield, for appellee.

Before Chief Justice DAVIS, Justice VANCE, and Justice GRAY.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

BILL VANCE, Justice.

Jerome East was convicted by a jury of aggravated assault. Tex. Pen.Code Ann. § 22.02 (Vernon 1994). At the time of trial, he was on probation from another conviction for aggravated assault—he stabbed someone with a knife. The trial court assessed punishment at ten years and one day in prison. At trial, East's request for jury-charge instructions on "self-defense" and "necessity" were denied. He complains...

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