Lee v. State

OPINION

DRAUGHN, Justice (Assigned).

A jury convicted appellant, Timothy Lee, and his punishment was assessed at 20 years imprisonment for voluntary manslaughter and 10 years imprisonment with a $3,000.00 fine for attempted voluntary manslaughter. The appellant brings two points of error: (1) that the State failed to present sufficient evidence to prove venue, and (2) that the trial court committed reversible error by including, in the jury charge, an issue on “provoking the difficulty” as a limitation of the appellant’s right of self defense. We affirm.

This case involved two charges arising…