HOUSTON v. STATE

No. 65221.

626 S.W.2d 43 (1981)

Ray HOUSTON, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, Panel No. 2.

Rehearing Denied January 20, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jose E. Camacho, Austin, for appellant.

Robert Huttash, State's Atty. and Alfred Walker, Asst. State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

Before DALLY, W. C. DAVIS and CLINTON, JJ.


OPINION

W. C. DAVIS, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for voluntary manslaughter. Punishment was assessed by the jury at eight years confinement. The sufficiency of the evidence is not challenged.

In his third ground of error, appellant contends that the trial court erred in allowing the State to impeach its own witness. We agree.

The error occurred when the State called appellant's brother, Frank Houston, to the stand. Frank stated...

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