Green v. State

OPINION

ROBERTSON, Justice.

The jury, rejecting a plea of not guilty to the offense of murder, found appellant guilty of voluntary manslaughter and assessed punishment at 10 years confinement. At issue on this appeal are questions concerning the sufficiency of the evidence, the court’s charge, effective assistance of counsel and argument. We affirm.

In his second ground of error appellant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence. His contention, as we understand it, is that the state failed to refute his claim of self-defense which precluded the jury from finding the essential elements of…