Skeen v. State

OPINION

Opinion by

Chief Justice MORRISS.

Richard Wallace Skeen appeals from his conviction of manslaughter. The jury assessed punishment at twenty years’ imprisonment and a fine of $5,000.00. On appeal, Skeen brings the following points of error:(1) The court erred by allowing the State to introduce evidence of a subsequent arrest;(2) The court erred by failing to grant a limiting jury instruction with regard to the subsequent arrest;(3) The court erred by failing to grant a jury instruction on the issue of self-defense;(4) The court erred by allowing the State to elicit testimony over a…