Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Alberta Beggs, Appellant v. the State of Texas, Appellee

April 16, 19801980 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 1170

Summary

The Court held that the trial court erred by refusing to give a jury instruction on mistake of fact that applied the law to the specific facts of the case, and that such refusal constitutes reversible error; the conviction was reversed and the case remanded for a new trial with proper instruction.