Herrera v. State

OPINION

REEVES, Chief Justice.

Elizabeth Herrera (appellant) was convicted of attempted murder and sentenced to five years confinement. She claims that she did not get a fair trial because: (1) self defense evidence was excluded improperly; and (2) the jury was confused as to what probation is because of the prosecutor’s narrow and vague definition of probation during voir dire, particularly since the trial judge failed to answer the jury’s question as to, “What exactly is probation?”

FACTS

On or about August 7, 1990 appellant shot Robert Ramos outside her home; Ramos was paralyzed by the bullet.…