Werner v. State

I respectfully dissent because of a significantly different perception of Section 19.-06, Texas Penal Code (Vernon 1974), which constitutes the basis of appellant’s second ground of error.

Section 19.06 provides as follows:

In all prosecutions for murder or voluntary manslaughter, the state or the defendant shall be permitted to offer testimony as to all relevant facts and circumstances surrounding the killing and the previous relationship existing between the accused and the deceased, together with all relevant facts and circumstances going to show the condition of the mind of the accused at…