Rodriguez v. State

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• when justification is raised by the evidence, the State bears the burden of proving beyond a reasonable doubt the defendant’s conduct was not justified by self-defense
• when justification is raised by the evidence, the State bears the burden of proving beyond a reasonable doubt the defendant’s conduct was not justified by self-defense
• when justification is raised by the evidence, the State bears the burden of proving beyond a reasonable doubt the defendant’s conduct was not justified by self-defense
• when justification is raised by the evidence, the State bears the burden of proving beyond a reasonable doubt the defendant's conduct was not justified by self-defense
• ‘‘[e]ach of these reasons for rejecting [the defen- dant’s] self-defense claim results in the same conclu- sion: [the defendant] was not justified in using deadly force under the circumstances and [was] therefore guilty of murder’’
• ‘‘To ensure that the [s]tate’s burden of proof is met, the jurors must unanimously agree that the defendant’s conduct was not justified by self-defense. It is not necessary, however, that they unanimously agree as to why.’’

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Cited by

6 cases in this archive cite this case.

• State v. Mekoshvili
  Supreme Court of Connecticut· 2022-09-13· cited 6×
• Gilbert Acosta v. State
  Tex. App. Ct., 7th Dist. (Amarillo)· 2003-10-08
• Edward Renauldo Armour v. State
  Tex. App. Ct., 3rd Dist. (Austin)· 2015-03-12
• Scott Edward Sattler, II v. State
  Tex. App. Ct., 7th Dist. (Amarillo)· 2011-04-07
• Ronald Buddy Mahavier v. State
  Tex. App. Ct., 4th Dist. (San Antonio)· 2011-06-01
• Fedrick Harris Stralow v. State
  Tex. App. Ct., 12th Dist. (Tyler)· 2015-11-13