Chaverea v. State

HAWKINS, Presiding Judge.

Conviction is for murder; punishment assessed at two years in the penitentiary.

Deceased was shot at a dance given by one Guererro. A number of invited guests attended the dance and some attended who had not been invited. Some of the guests became intoxicated. A fight ensued. The facts are confusing and it is difficult to determine therefrom who started the fight, or why. The State’s evidence justified a more severe penalty than the jury assessed. Appellant claimed to have acted in defense of himself and brothers. If the jury had accepted the version of appellant and…