McKee v. State

OPINION

BUTTS, Justice.

This is an appeal from a conviction for murder. The jury found appellant guilty and assessed punishment at life imprisonment and a fine of $5,000.00.

Appellant advances two points of error. We overrule both arguments: that the evidence is insufficient to support the conviction and that the trial court erred by not submitting a charge to the jury on the theory of self defense.

At the guilt/innocence phase of trial there was testimony from several law enforcement officers. Bandera County Deputy Sheriff Milton W. Kaiser, Jr. testified that about 7:00 p.m. on August 21,1988,…