Henderson v. State

OPINION

CHEW, Justice.

Sherri Henderson appeals her conviction for murder. After the jury found Appellant guilty, it assessed her punishment at 50 years’ imprisonment in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division. We reverse and remand for a new trial.

In Points of Error One, Two, and Three, Appellant contends that the trial court erred in excluding evidence of her state of mind at the time of the offense and her prior relationship with the “intended victim.” The indictment, in two counts, charged Appellant with the murder of Angela Perkins. In Count I, it alleged that…