Legal Opinion
Lujan v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided July 17, 1968No. 41229PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MORRISON, Judge.
The offense is murder without malice; the punishment, four years.
As ground for reversal, appellant contends that the trial court erred in charging on mutual combat.
Three witnesses testified for the State as to the circumstances surrounding the shooting of deceased.
Mrs. Gonzales, the owner of the establishment where the shooting occurred, testified that on the night in question the deceased entered and began arguing with appellant. She then left the bar and while in her living quarters attached to the bar heard some shots fired.
The witness Galvan said that he was there…
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