John Finley Walker v. State

COURT OF APPEALS EIGHTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS EL PASO, TEXAS § JOHN FINLEY WALKER, No. 08-17-00133-CR § Appellant, Appeal from § v. 394th District Court § THE STATE OF TEXAS, of Brewster County, Texas § Appellee. (TC # 4397) § OPINION Appellant John Finley Walker shot and killed his brother, Justin Walker. Of that fact, there was no dispute. Instead, the trial below turned on Appellant’s claim of self-defense and defense of a third-person which the jury implicitly rejected through its guilty verdict. On appeal, Appellant contends his trial counsel provided constitutionally ineffective assistance,…