YOUNG v. STATE

No. 50600.

530 S.W.2d 120 (1975)

Roy Allen YOUNG, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

December 3, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Glen Williamson, Kermit (Court appointed), for appellant.

Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty., and David S. McAngus, Asst. State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


OPINION

ONION, Presiding Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for the offense of voluntary manslaughter, a second degree felony, growing out of the primary count of murder in the indictment. Having found that the appellant had been previously convicted of a felony, the jury assessed punishment at fifty (50) years. See V.T.C.A. Penal Code Sec. 12.42(b). The offense was shown to have occurred on January 21, 1974.

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