Brown v. State

MAJORITY OPINION

ANDERSON, Justice.

Alfred Brown entered a plea of not guilty to the offense of murder. Tex.Penal Code Ann. § 19.02 (Vernon 1994).1 The jury found Brown guilty and the court assessed punishment at imprisonment for 12 years. Brown brings one point of error challenging the trial court’s refusal to submit an instruction on the voluntariness of his act. We sustain the point of error, reverse the judgment of the trial court and remand the case for further proceedings.

The evidence, viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, shows that on July 17, 1992, Ryan Coleman and Alfred…