Linden v. State

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Memorandum Opinion by

Justice BENAVIDES.

Appellant, Desrel Ray Linden, was convicted by a jury of murder, a second-degree felony, 1 and sentenced to fifteen years’ confinement in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice-Institutional Division. See Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 19.02(b)(1) (West 2003), § 12.32 (West Supp.2010). By five issues, Linden contends that the trial court erred by (1) failing to properly instruct the jury on his affirmative defense of self-defense; (2) giving improper definitions in the jury charge for the mental state required for the indicted offense; and…