Cole v. State

HOLCOMB, Justice.

Shametra Monche Cole (“Appellant”) appeals from a jury trial in which she was tried for the murder of Burle Wallace. The jury found Appellant guilty of the lesser included offense of voluntary manslaughter and assessed her punishment at fifteen years imprisonment. Appellant raises five points of error on appeal, all involving the inadequacy of the jury charge on her self-defense claim. We will affirm the trial court’s judgment.

On July 7, 1994 at approximately 6:00 p.m., the Appellant, 15 year old Shametra Monche Cole, drove to the home of Burle Wallace (“Burle”), another…