CONWAY v. STATE

No. 11-81-001-CR.

625 S.W.2d 35 (1981)

Wendell Clayton CONWAY, Appellant, v. STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Eastland.

Discretionary Review Refused January 20, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stan Brown, Brown, Ledbetter & Copeland, Abilene, for appellant.

Patricia A. Elliott, Dist. Atty., Abilene, for appellee.


RALEIGH BROWN, Justice.

This is an appeal from a conviction for voluntary manslaughter. Trial was to a jury which assessed punishment at 12½ years in the Texas Department of Corrections. Wendell Clayton Conway appeals. We reverse and remand.

Appellant presents seven grounds of error. There is no challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence. In his first three grounds, he argues that the District Attorney's reference, on cross-examination and in closing...

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