Chandler v. State

CARROLL, Justice.

BACKGROUND

A jury found appellant Donathon Chandler guilty of intentional murder in the shooting death of Jonathan Slaughter and assessed punishment at 30 years’ imprisonment. He brings six points of error, which we will group and discuss by issue. We will affirm the judgment of conviction.

DISCUSSION

1. Right of Witness Not to Testify

Appellant’s primary point of error is that the trial court erred in permitting a defense witness to invoke his Fifth Amendment right not to testify. During the trial, appellant’s attorney called Tim Felder as a defense witness. Felder had…