Mays v. State

OPINION

TOM G. DAVIS, Judge.

Appeal is taken from a conviction for murder. 1 Punishment was assessed by the jury at twenty years.

At the outset, appellant contends that the court erred over her timely objection in failing to charge the jury that “the defendant had the right to continue to shoot until the danger or apparent danger ceases. The danger being viewed from the defendant’s standpoint at the time of the difficulty.”

The testimony of appellant reflects that she and the deceased had been living together at 3022½ Lelia in Houston since sometime in 1971. Appellant stated that on December 25,…