Goodin v. State

OPINION

FENDER, Chief Justice.

Michael Wayne Goodin appeals from a conviction of murder. See TEX.PENAL CODE ANN. sec. 19.02(a)(2) (Vernon 1974). The jury assessed his punishment at confinement for 43 years in the Texas Department of Corrections. Appellant complains that the trial court erred by failing to submit his requested jury charges on aiding suicide,- conspiracy to commit murder, and mistake of fact.

We affirm.

On or about January 9, 1985, appellant shot and killed Lisa Griffin in an isolated portion of Benbrook. Appellant knowingly and voluntarily confessed to the shooting but claimed the…