Hinojosa v. State

OPINION

KENNEDY, Justice.

The appellant, Jorge Eduardo Hinojosa, was tried by a jury and convicted of murder. He was sentenced to forty-five years confinement and assessed a fine of $10,-000.00. The appellant brings error on the ground that the trial court refused to charge the jury on self-defense. We reverse the judgment of the trial court and remand the case for a new trial.

Uncontroverted testimony indicates that the appellant was standing with a small group of his friends on one side of a vacant lot and the deceased, Reymundo Sendejo, was standing with another small group some ten to…