Monique Renee Braxton v. State

OPINION

LAURA CARTER HIGLEY, Justice.

Appellant, Monique Renee Braxton, shot and killed her husband following an argument. The jury was instructed on the law of self-defense. Rejecting that argument, the jury convicted appellant of murder and assessed her punishment at 46 years in prison. 1 In two issues, appellant contends that the trial court erred during jury selection by allowing the State to ask an improper commitment question regarding self-defense and by granting the State’s challenges for cause based on the answers to the commitment question.

We affirm.

Improper Commitment Question

In her…