Cruz v. State

Texas Court of Criminal Appeals · Decided 2007-06-06

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WOMACK, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court. The appellant was tried before an El Paso county jury for capital murder. During the State’s closing argument, the following exchange occurred: [The State]: They want to say first that it’s self-defense. Well, in order to have self-defense, what has to happen is someon…

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