Sidney v. State

753 S.W.2d 410 (1986)

Gary Donnel SIDNEY, Appellant,

v.

The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

No. B14-84-733-CR.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (14th Dist.).

August 14, 1986.

Charles F. Baird, Houston, for appellant.

John B. Holmes, Jr., Linda A. West, Robert K. Loper, Houston, for appellee.

Before PAUL PRESSLER, SEARS and CANNON, JJ.

OPINION

CANNON, Justice.

Gary Donnel Sidney appeals his aggravated assault conviction for which he was assessed five years' confinement. In six grounds of error, he asserts: (1) the trial court's charge on self-defense improperly placed on him a duty to retreat; (2) the trial…