Cornell Wade Shaw v. State

Cornell Wade Shaw v. State

IN THE

TENTH COURT OF APPEALS

No. 10-98-239-CR

CORNELL WADE SHAW,

Appellant

v.

THE STATE OF TEXAS,

Appellee

From the 54th District Court

McLennan County, Texas

Trial Court # 97-502-C

O P I N I O N

A drug related murder occurred in a Waco neighborhood. The victim died of multiple stab wounds. We are asked to determine if the jury could properly reject the defendant’s claim of self-defense. When the defendant introduces evidence that he acted in self-defense, the state bears the burden of showing beyond a reasonable doubt that the force used was not reasonable or justified.…