Holmes v. State

OPINION

GRANT, Justice.

Charles Fird Lee Holmes was convicted of murder and sentenced to twenty-two years imprisonment. He appeals, urging that the trial court erred in denying his request for jury instructions on the law of self-defense and involuntary manslaughter.

Holmes was living with Terkethia Williams, who was separated from Joseph Nolan Williams (Williams). On February 28, 1991, Williams came to Terkethia’s apartment to visit; he and she went into the children’s room to talk. He began twisting her arm. She called out to Holmes, who was in the kitchen, to bring her a baseball bat.

Holmes…