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 error but harmless, while the refusal to give a reckless‑conduct instruction was error that required reversal. Accordingly, the conviction was reversed and the case remanded for a new trial on both issues. Justice TEAGUE dissented on the harmless‑error finding regarding the deadly‑force instruction.