Williams v. State

MEMORANDUM OPINION

SAM GRIFFITH, Justice.

Leroy Williams appeals from his conviction for aggravated robbery. In three issues, Appellant argues that the trial court erred in allowing the State to impeach him with an offense for which he was not convicted and by not giving jury instructions he requested on a lesser included offense and self-defense. We reverse and remand for a new trial.

Background

On February 25, 2008, Appellant stole various items from a car, including a compact disk player, several compact disks, and a cellular telephone. A young man saw Appellant taking items from the car,…