Payne v. State

SHANNON, Justice.

Steven Glenn Payne appeals from a judgment of conviction for murder after a jury *496trial in the district court of Travis County. The jury assessed punishment at confinement for ten years. This Court will affirm the judgment of conviction.

The district court denied appellant’s requested charges on involuntary manslaughter, voluntary manslaughter, and criminally negligent homicide. The district court’s refusal to submit those charges is the foundation for appellant’s primary appellate complaint.

The district court admitted into evidence appellant’s written confession. That writing…