Lidio Barrios v. State

OPINION

Opinion by

Chief Justice MORRISS.

An evening in January 2010 proved, again, that gang affiliation, alcohol, and firearms can be a deadly combination. That evening, Lidio Barrios shot and killed Jorge Rivera, reportedly in the process of trying to defend Barrios’ cousin Juan from Rivera’s attack. Barrios appeals from his resulting murder conviction and his sentence of thirty years’ imprisonment. We affirm the trial court’s judgment, contrary to Barrios’ assertions on appeal, because we hold that (1) Barrios was not entitled to a jury submission on self-defense, (2) failure to submit a…