James Allen Bundage v. State

OPINION

Evelyn V. Keyes, Justice

A jury convicted appellant, James Allen Bundage, of the first-degree felony offense of murder, and the trial court assessed punishment at thirty-five years’ confinement. 1 In two issues, appellant contends that (1) the trial court erred in refusing to submit a jury instruction in the written charge on the defensive issue of whether he committed a voluntary act and (2) the trial court erred in denying his three Bat-son challenges made when the State used three preemptory strikes against African-American veniremembers.

We affirm.

Background

Appellant and his neighbor…