Armstrong v. State

Benham, Presiding Justice.

This appeal is from appellant’s conviction of murder.1 He complains on appeal that the evidence was insufficient to convict, that the trial court erred in permitting eyewitnesses to identify him at trial, and that the trial court’s refusal to charge the jury on voluntary manslaughter was error.

1. The State presented evidence that the victim was appellant’s girl friend. The victim’s sister-in-law testified that she saw appellant “punching” the victim in an alley, and that appellant folded a pocketknife as he exited the alley. The witness recounted that the bleeding…