Holloman v. State

QUINN, Justice.

Randall Wayne Holloman, appellant, appeals his conviction for assault and asserts one point of error. Through the latter, he argues that the trial court erred in refusing to instruct the jury on self-defense. We sustain the point and reverse.

Standard of Review

An accused is entitled to an affirmative instruction on any defensive issue raised by the evidence. Hamel v. State, 916 S.W.2d 491, 493 (Tex.Crim.App.1996); Hutcheson v. State, 899 S.W.2d 39, 42 (Tex.App.-Amarillo 1995, pet. ref'd). This is true irrespective of whether we or the trial court believe the evidence feeble,…