Juarez v. State

OPINION

OLIVER-PARROTT, Chief Justice.

Appellant, Alexander Juarez, was charged with murder, but convicted of the lesser included offense of involuntary manslaughter. The jury assessed punishment at 10 years confinement. Appellant raises 13 points of error attacking the trial court’s charge to the jury. We affirm.

Background

On the night of March 3, 1991, appellant and a friend, Ruben Capelo, drove to a convenience store to buy some beer. Outside the store was a group of about eight men, including Frederick Broussard and Kevin Allen. On his way out of the store, appellant got into an argument…