Reich-Bacot v. State

OPINION ON STATE’S PETITION FOB DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

Appellant was convicted of murder and sentenced to confinement for life and a $10,- 000 fine. Tex.Penal Code § 19.04(a)(1). The Court of Appeals found the trial judge erred in failing to instruct the jury on self defense. Reich-Bacot v. State, 914 S.W.2d 666, 668-669 (Tex.App. — Texarkana 1996). The Court of Appeals did not perform a harm analysis but instead summarily reversed and remanded the case to the trial court for a new trial. Id, 914 S.W.2d at 669.

In Hamel v. State, 916 S.W.2d 491, 494 (Tex.Cr.App.1996), we held a harm analysis…