Second Court of Appeals

Summaries of Civil Opinions and Published Criminal Opinions Issued - Week of December 15, 2014

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Henley v. State, No. 02-13-00178-CR (Dec. 18, 2014) (Dauphinot, J., joined by Meier, J.; Gardner, J., concurs with opinion).

Held: The trial court abused its discretion by excluding evidence supporting Appellant's defense-of-a-third-party justification for his conduct and thereby reversibly erred by preventing him from presenting his defense and limiting his rights to confront and cross-examine the witnesses against him.

Concurrence: Whether a defense of jurisdiction is raised by the evidence is reviewed de novo as a question of law.