PORTEOUS v. State

OPINION

TERRY JENNINGS, Justice.

A jury found appellant, Robert Anthony Porteous, guilty of the offense of attempted capital murder of a peace officer 1 and assessed his punishment at confinement for thirty-seven years and a $5,000 fine. In two points of error, appellant contends that the trial court erred in (1) denying his motion to suppress evidence in violation of the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution 2 and article I, section 9 of the Texas Constitution 3 and (2) denying his request to instruct the jury on the law of self-defense as applied to the offenses of attempted…