Valenzuela v. State

QUINN, Justice.

Erasmo Valenzuela, appellant, appeals his conviction for murder in the first degree and asserts one point of error. In the latter, he posits that the trial court erred in refusing to submit “a defensive issue” regarding the vol-untariness of his conduct. We disagree and affirm the judgment.

Background

During a scuffle with appellant, Margarita Davila was shot and killed. Prior thereto, she, Yolanda Reyna, and Juan Chapa had confronted appellant who wanted to drive a Chevy Suburban he and Reyna owned to Mexico. Reyna, Chapa, and Davila refused to let appellant leave with the…