Ford v. State

OPINION

LESLIE BROCK YATES, Justice.

Appellant, Edward E. Ford, was convicted by a jury of the felony offense of evading arrest and was sentenced by the trial court to 25 years’ imprisonment. In three points of error, appellant claims the trial court erred by (1) permitting the State to introduce evidence of appellant’s stipulation to a prior conviction, (2) denying appellant’s request for a jury instruction on necessity, and (3) denying appellant’s request for a jury instruction on self-defense. We affirm.

Background

On September 5, 2001, Officer Madrid of the Houston Police Department was…