LEWIS v. STATE

No. 01-85-00778-CR

745 S.W.2d 381 (1986)

Joe Lee LEWIS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (1st Dist.).

September 18, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Randy Schaffer, Houston, for appellant.

John B. Holmes, Dist. Atty., Linda West, Asst. Dist. Atty., Houston, for appellee.

Before SAM BASS, COHEN, and DUNN, JJ.


OPINION

SAM BASS, Justice.

This is an appeal from a jury verdict of guilty for the offense of murder. The court assessed punishment at thirty years confinement. We reverse and remand.

It is undisputed that appellant fatally stabbed the decedent. Appellant, however, claimed that the stabbing was in self-defense. The decedent and appellant had argued and cursed one another. Appellant claimed that when the decedent reached into his back pocket as if...

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