Gadsden v. State

OPINION

LARSEN, Justice.

Following a jury trial, the appellant, Michael Gadsden, was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. In two points of error, Gadsden contends that the trial court erred in failing to charge the jury on lesser included offenses of involuntary manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide. We affirm.

FACTS

Michael Gadsden was convicted of capital murder for the death of Enrique Garcia who was shot while Gadsden was in the course of committing aggravated robbery. The facts, established through the testimony of three witnesses and Gadsden’s voluntary…