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MAYS v. STATE

No. 54200.

563 S.W.2d 260 (1978)

Bernice MAYS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, En Banc.

March 22, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ken J. McLean, Houston, for appellant.

Carol S. Vance, Dist. Atty., James C. Brough and Sam D. Adamo, Asst. Dist. Attys., Houston, for the State.

Before the court en banc.

OPINION

TOM G. DAVIS, Judge.

Appeal is taken from a conviction for murder.1 Punishment was assessed by the jury at twenty years.

At the outset, appellant contends that the court erred over her timely objection in failing to charge the jury that "the defendant had the right to continue to shoot until the danger or apparent danger ceases. The danger being viewed from the defendant's standpoint at the time of the difficulty...

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