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MASON v. STATE

No. 42341.

449 S.W.2d 47 (1969)

R. L. MASON, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

Rehearing Denied January 28, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James H. Martin, Dallas, for appellant.

Henry Wade, Dist. Atty., Dallas, Malcolm Dade, Camille Elliott, James P. Finstrom, Curtis Glover and Joe Max Hendley, Asst. Dist. Attys., Dallas, and Jim Vollers, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

OPINION

BELCHER, Judge.

The offense is murder; the punishment, seven years.

It is contended that the trial court erred in denying his motion for an instructed verdict on the ground that the record reflects undisputed self-defense.

The appellant and the deceased were and had been for sometime occupying the same house.

Melvin Shelton testified that while standing in his yard he saw the deceased, accompanied by Betty Acosta, drive his...

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