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SILVA v. STATE

No. 52953.

546 S.W.2d 618 (1977)

Roberto SILVA, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

February 16, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John A. Pope, III, Rio Grande City, for appellant.

Arnulfo Guerra, Dist. Atty., Glenn H. Ramey, Asst. Dist. Atty., Rio Grande City, Jim Vollers, State's Atty., and David S. McAngus, Asst. State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

OPINION

DALLY, Commissioner.

This is an appeal from a conviction for the offense of murder without malice, under the former Penal Code (1925); the punishment is imprisonment for 5 years.

The appellant complains that the evidence is insufficient to support his conviction for the murder of Francisco Chapa, and he asserts that the evidence conclusively shows that he acted in self-defense. He also asserts that a statement made by Francisco Chapa, prior...

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