Hill v. State

OPINION

ODOM, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for murder. Punishment was assessed at eleven years.

In his third ground of error appellant contends the trial court committed reversible error in refusing his requested charge on the defensive theory regarding the cause of death.

The State does not contest the fact that the evidence in this case clearly does raise the defensive issue that the death of deceased resulted from causes other than the acts alleged against appellant. Both appellant and the State presented expert witnesses on the cause of death, both of whom testified from the…