Jackson v. State

OPINION

Opinion by Justice MOSELEY.

An excess of post-adolescent testosterone, a lack of discretion, and rampant bravado can combine to create a toxic brew which destroys those who partake of it. In this circumstance, this kind of poisonous concoction resulted in the death of Justin Berry and the conviction by a jury of Antonio Marquise Jackson of manslaughter, for which Jackson was sentenced to fifteen years in prison and fined $10,000.00.

On appeal, Jackson raises a single point of error: that the jury charge at the guilt/innocence stage of his trial contained language specifying that…