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GASSETT v. STATE

No. 56825.

589 S.W.2d 699 (1979)

William Parma GASSETT, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, Panel No. 1.

October 31, 1979.

STATE'S MOTION FOR REHEARING

DOUGLAS, Judge, dissenting.

For majority opinion, see Tex.Cr.App., 587 S.W.2d 695.

The case is reversed because the jury was not charged that appellant had a "right" to arm himself and seek an explanation or discussion concerning his differences with the deceased. This "right" is not provided for by the Constitution of Texas or by the Legislature. Rather, it is a creature of this Court...

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