Logan v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
The opinion sufficiently states the facts as applicable to the issues involved in the case.
1Opinion of the Court
DAVIDSON, Presiding Judge.
This conviction was for murder in the second degree. The court charged the jury on the question of self-defense, that “If from the evidence you believe defendant killed the said Neal Seely, but further believe that at the time of so doing deceased had made an attack on him which, from the manner and character of it and the relative strength of the parties and the defendant’s knowledge of the character and disposition of the deceased, caused him to have a reasonable expectation or fear of death or serious bodily injury, and that acting under such reasonable…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Smith v. StateTexas Supreme Court · 1874
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