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JACKSON v. STATE

No. 50911.

552 S.W.2d 798 (1976)

David Richard JACKSON, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

On Rehearing June 22, 1977.

Second Rehearing Denied July 13, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles D. Butts, San Antonio, for appellant.

Ted Butler, Dist. Atty., Charles T. Conaway, Lucien B. Campbell and Susan Reed, Asst. Dist. Attys., San Antonio, Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty., and David S. McAngus, Asst. State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

OPINION

DOUGLAS, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction of voluntary manslaughter. The jury assessed punishment at fifteen years.

Connie Lee Jones, the two-year-old step-daughter of appellant, was killed. The main witness for the State was Mary Frances Kusenberger who was the mother of the child and wife of appellant at the time of the homicide. Hereafter she will be referred to as Mary Frances. The appellant contends that the court unduly limited...

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