Mathews v. State

OPINION

NYE, Chief Justice.

Appellant was charged with attempted murder, found guilty by a jury of the lesser included offense of aggravated assault, and assessed a punishment of eight years’ imprisonment and a $5,000 fine. Appellant advances two grounds of error on appeal. The sufficiency of the evidence is not challenged. We affirm.

In his first ground of error, appellant complains of the trial court’s failure to submit to the jury an instruction on self-defense. In order to justify the submission of an instruction to the jury on the issue of self-defense, there must be some evidence in the…