TIJERINA v. STATE

No. 13-94-329-CR.

921 S.W.2d 287 (1996)

Guadalupe Pena TIJERINA, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Corpus Christi.

Rehearing Overruled April 11, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard L. Manske, Manske & Manske, El Campo, for Appellant.

Steven E. Reis, District Attorney, Bay City, Josh McCown, Assistant District Attorney, Wharton, Robinson C. Ramsey, San Antonio, for Appellee.

Before SEERDEN, C.J., and YALEZ and CHAVEZ, JJ.


OPINION

SEERDEN, Chief Justice.

A jury found appellant guilty of murder and assessed his punishment at fifty years in prison. By two points of error, appellant contends that counsel provided ineffective assistance and that the trial court erred in refusing to instruct the jury on appellant's right to arm himself. We affirm.

In March 1982, appellant shot and killed Ramon Torres. After the shooting, appellant went to Mexico. Appellant was tried for...

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