Faulkner v. State

OPINION

DUGGAN, Justice.

A jury convicted appellant of attempted capital murder and assessed his punishment at 20 years confinement. Appellant asserts eight points of error on appeal.

The evidence showed that, while in a school parking lot at night drinking beer and smoking marijuana, appellant, the complainant, and Adrian Silva began fighting. During the fight, the complainant was shot four times, and his wallet was stolen. Appellant and Silva fled the scene and were shortly thereafter apprehended. At trial, appellant contended that the complainant was the aggressor and that he acted in self…