Lewis v. State

OPINION

W. C. DAVIS, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for murder. After a jury trial, punishment was assessed by the trial court at eight (8) years confinement.

The sufficiency of the evidence is not challenged. Appellant was convicted of shooting the deceased, R. H. Smith, outside Hart’s Cafe in Grapeland. There were no witnesses to the shooting. Appellant testified in his own behalf and admitted shooting the deceased; however, he stated that he shot at the deceased in self-defense after the deceased pulled a gun on him.

In his first ground of error, appellant contends that the trial…