Williams v. State

SCALES, Justice.

The appellant was found guilty of the offense of murder by the trial judge. Punishment was assessed at confinement in the Texas Department of Corrections for 9 years. The appellant contends that the evidence of self-defense entitles her to an acquittal as a matter of law. We disagree, and, consequently, we affirm the conviction.

A person is justified in using deadly force in self-defense against another when and to the degree he reasonably believes the deadly force is immediately necessary to protect himself against the other’s use or attempted use of unlawful deadly force.…