Johnson v. State

OPINION

SCHULTE, Justice.

This is an appeal from a conviction for carrying a weapon on licensed premises. The jury assessed punishment at two years confinement. We reverse.

In three grounds of error Appellant complains of the trial court’s refusal to instruct the jury on the defensive issues of duress, necessity and self-defense. The facts, as recited in Appellant’s brief, were virtually undisputed at trial, even by the testimony of the mother of the individual killed during the incident.

Two weeks prior to the alleged offense, the Appellant and the deceased, Wilbur Williams, fought over the…