Sanders v. State

SHEPARD, Chief Justice.

Appellant Charles L. Sanders seeks reversal of his convictions for murdering Ruben Rodriguez and for committing battery on Jose Perez.

Sanders claims that the trial court improperly refused to give instructions on lesser included offenses, that the State’s evidence was insufficient to rebut his claim of self-defense, and that the trial court wrongly admitted evidence of another crime that Sanders committed. We affirm.

Facts and Procedural History 1

On July 7, 1996, Sanders and his friend Rick Booker attended a quinceanera, a coming-out party, for Evita Rodriguez at the…