Semaire v. State

612 S.W.2d 528 (1980)

Kerrie Don SEMAIRE, Appellant,

v.

The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

No. 62635.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, Panel No. 2.

October 22, 1980.

Rehearing Denied March 4, 1981.

Randy Schaffer, Houston, court appointed on appeal only, for appellant.

Carol S. Vance, Dist. Atty., Michael Kuhn and W. F. Roberts, Asst. Dist. Atty., Houston, Robert Huttash, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

Before DOUGLAS, ROBERTS and CLINTON, JJ.

OPINION

ROBERTS, Judge.

This murder case presents the question of whether a suspect is justified in defending himself against the use of force which he…