Fink v. State

OPINION

MACK KIDD, Justice.

Appellant Kevin Matthew Fink fatally shot Phillip Pollard on October 12, 2002, in the parking lot of the Oak Valley Apartments in Arlington. A jury found him guilty of murder and assessed punishment, enhanced by a previous felony conviction, at imprisonment for ninety-nine years and a $5000 fine. See Tex. Pen.Code Ann. § 19.02 (West 1994). He brings forward three points of error, each complaining of the district court’s jury instructions regarding self-defense. We will overrule these points and affirm the judgment of conviction.

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