Lorenzo Lara Haynes v. State

NUMBER 13-06-109-CR

COURT OF APPEALS

THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS

CORPUS CHRISTI

- EDINBURG

LORENZO LARA HAYNES, Appellant,

v.

THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee.

On appeal from the 130th District Court of Matagorda County, Texas

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Before Justices Rodriguez,

Garza, and Benavides

Memorandum Opinion by Justice Garza

Appellant, Lorenzo Lara-Haynes, was convicted by a jury of murder, sentenced to life imprisonment, and assessed a $10,000 fine. See Tex. Pen. Code Ann. § 19.02 (Vernon 2003). On appeal, appellant argues the trial court erred in failing to allow an instruction on self-defense. We…