Hill v. State

OPINION

TERRIE LIVINGSTON, Justice.

Appellant James Brian Hill (appellant) appeals his conviction by a jury for murder. In his sole point, appellant contends that the evidence is legally insufficient, and no rational jury would have found against him regarding self-defense and defense of a third person. We affirm.

I. Facts

Appellant and his mother had suffered emotional and physical abuse from his father his entire fife. On one occasion, appellant witnessed his father push his moth er up against a wall, choke her until she could not breathe, and hold a knife to her throat. Guns and knives were a…