Martinez v. State

WEBSTER, Judge.

In this direct criminal appeal, appellant challenges his conviction, following a jury trial, for manslaughter. Although appellant raises a number of issues, we conclude that only one merits discussion. Because the trial *907court denied appellant’s request that it include the definitions of justifiable and excusable homicide in a reinstruction on manslaughter requested by the jury, we reverse, and remand for a new trial.

Appellant was charged with second-degree murder. At trial, he admitted that he had shot the victim. However, he claimed that the shooting was justified because he…