Barree v. State

OPINION

ROBERTS, Judge.

The court sentenced Barree to 120 days in jail after a jury found him guilty of making a terroristic threat. The only question is whether the trial court erred in failing to charge the jury on self-defense. The appellant properly objected to the court’s charge to the jury.

The relevant law of self-defense should be set out first. V.T.C.A., Penal Code, Sec. 9.04 provides:

“The threat of force is justified when the use of force is justified by this chapter. For purposes of this section, a threat to cause death or serious bodily injury by the prosecution of a weapon or…