Michael Thomas Williams, Appellant v. the State of Texas, Appellee

Summary

The Court of Criminal Appeals reversed Michael Thomas Williams's assault conviction and remanded for a new trial, holding that the trial court erred by failing to give a jury instruction on the defense of necessity. The Court affirmed the trial court's rulings on the nonexistence of a "law of accident" defense, the irrelevance of intent to injure, and the adequacy of the causation instruction.