Walters, John Arlin

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS

OF TEXAS

NO. PD-1952-06

JOHN ARLIN WALTERS, Appellant

v.

THE STATE OF TEXAS

ON STATE'S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

FROM THE SIXTH COURT OF APPEALS

HOPKINS COUNTY

Cochran, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Keller, P.J., and Price, Womack, johnson, Keasler, Hervey and Holcomb, JJ., joined. Meyers, J., not participating.

O P I N I O N

Appellant shot and killed his older brother. He claimed self-defense. A jury rejected that claim and found him guilty of murder. On direct appeal, appellant claimed that the trial judge erred in failing to instruct the…