Johnson v. State

OPINION

SAM BASS, Justice.

A jury found appellant guilty of murder, and the court assessed his punishment at life in prison. In four grounds of error, appellant contends that the trial court erred by failing to provide him with a complete statement of facts, by failing to have the court reporter transcribe four tape recordings offered into evidence and incorporated as his bill of exceptions, by excluding from evidence the four tape recordings, and by failing to give his requested charge on self-defense. We affirm.

Appellant was convicted of killing his former wife, Madelyn Johnson, by shooting…