SMITH v. STATE

No. 02-09-00394-CR.

352 S.W.3d 55 (2011)

James Lawrence SMITH, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, State.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Fort Worth.

June 16, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lori Ordiway , Dallas, for Appellant.

Paul Johnson , Criminal District Attorney, Charles E. Orbison , Chief Appellate Section, Matthew Whitten , David Villafuerte , and Dustin Gossage , Assistant District Attorneys, Denton, for The State of Texas.

PANEL: GARDNER, WALKER, and GABRIEL, JJ.


OPINION

ANNE GARDNER, Justice.

I. Introduction

Appellant James Lawrence Smith appeals his conviction for assault family violence. He contends in five issues that the evidence is insufficient to support his conviction because he acted out of self-defense, that the trial court erred by excluding evidence of the complaining witness's alleged bias or motive, that the trial court erred by refusing to...

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