Cecil Weldon Holland v. State

OPINION

JOHN M. BAILEY, JUSTICE

Cecil Weldon Holland appeals his jury conviction for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. The jury assessed Appellant’s punishment at - confinement in the Institutional Division 'of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for a term of forty-eight years. In four issues. on appeal, Appellant asserts that the trial court erred when it refused his requests for a charge on a lesser included offense and various defensive, instructions. We reverse and remand for a new trial.

Background Facts

On April 23, 2011, Appellant attended a barbecue at a friend’s house in…