Albert Hayes, Appellant v. the State of Texas, Appellee

Summary

The Court of Criminal Appeals held that the trial court's refusal to give a deadly‑force self‑defense instruction was harmless error, but that the refusal to give a reckless‑conduct instruction was error requiring reversal and a new trial. Justice TEAGUE dissented on the harmless‑error finding regarding deadly force but agreed on the reckless‑conduct issue.