John Hughes was convicted of voluntary manslaughter, and the jury assessed punishment at confinement for twenty years and a $10,000 fine. Because we find error in that part of the court's charge relating to the defense of another, we reverse the judgment and remand the cause for a new trial.
Sometime in January 1982, prior to the day of the killing, Hughes and others were visiting at the...
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