Rodriguez v. State

OPINION

GREEN, Commissioner.

The appellant was convicted in a trial before a jury of murder with malice. Punishment was assessed by the jury at nine hundred ninety-nine (999) years’ imprisonment.

Appellant does not challenge the sufficiency of the evidence to support the conviction. The record reflects that appellant and other stabbed and killed the deceased, and robbed him of a watch and money. Appellant’s written confession admitting his guilt is in evidence.

Appellant in his first ground of error contends the trial court erred in refusing to instruct the jury at the guilt phase of the trial on…