ELMORE v. STATE

No. 01-06-00933-CR.

257 S.W.3d 257 (2008)

Isaac ELMORE, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (1st Dist.).

February 7, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elizabeth L. DeRieux, Brown McCarroll, LLP, Longview, TX, Peter Adams, Law Office of Peter Adams, Houston, TX, for Appellant.

Celeste Carter Blackburn, Assistant District Attorney-Harris County, Houston, TX, Charles A. Rosenthal, Jr., District Attorney-Harris County, Houston, TX, for Appellee.

Panel consists of Justices NUCHIA, HANKS, and HIGLEY.


OPINION

SAM NUCHIA, Justice.

Appellant, Isaac Elmore, was convicted of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, and the jury assessed punishment at 16 years in prison. In one issue, appellant challenges the trial court's refusal to include self-defense in the jury charge.

We affirm.

Background

Appellant lived next door to Sanford Abraham and his family for more than seven years. According to appellant, although appellant had been...

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