She had to be convicted. However, was a manslaughter conviction an option? It seems to me she was negligent when she opened fore at a man who did not seem to me to be threatening her. She thought he was in her apartment, yet he had no gun. She ought to have taken a moment to gather her thoughts and not opened fire against him.
He was totally innocent. She did not premeditate this event. Wasn’t Second degree or Man Slaughter an option against her?
Just asking.
She killed someone during the commission of a crime. That's murder in Texas.
I don't care what her toxicology test revealed, SHE'S EITHER BLIND, DRUNK OR STONED.
She should've IMMEDIATELY RETREATED!
Unlike others I will actually answer your question instead of giving you a lecture on my opinion of the matter.
Yes manslaughter was an option. It was not charged, but the judge gave the jury the option in her final instructions.
She testified she intended to kill him. A trained cop does not get to offer a scared little girl defense.