Maldonado v. State

OPINION

JACKSON, Commissioner.

Appellant was convicted before a jury of murder with malice. Punishment was assessed by the court at forty-five (45) years.

The sufficiency of the evidence is not challenged. Thus, only a brief summary of the facts is required.

On the evening of July 10, 1971, appellant and Miguel Solis, while at the B & B Lounge in San Antonio, became involved in a dispute with Edward R. Alaquinez, the deceased. A shooting resulted and Alaqui-nez was killed. At the trial both contended that they shot only in self-defense.

In his grounds of error numbers one, two and six, appellant…