Yes, by the evidence in deciding whether the defendant reasonably believed that the use of deadly force was necessary. So It's a two part test to determine whether or not you have to retreat under Texas law. And I, I don't know nothing about this knife, but when I read that part and the fact that it was in the instructions in my mind at some point in time in the testimony, it absolutely came up about. (1:11:41–1:11:47)
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Asserts that Texas law requires a two-part test to determine the necessity of retreat.
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