Zwack v. State

OPINION

ROBERTSON, Justice.

The jury rejected appellant’s not guilty plea to attempted capital murder of a peace officer and assessed his punishment at confinement for 45 years. Issues on appeal concern the refusal to permit appellant to read portions of a learned treatise into evidence, the constitutionality of the provision which prohibits informing the jury of the effect of a verdict of not guilty by reason of insanity, denial of a requested instruction on self-defense and whether error was committed in charging on the parole laws. We affirm.

Appellant does not challenge the sufficiency of…