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MONROE v. STATE

No. 05-81-00891-CR.

644 S.W.2d 540 (1982)

Allen Levi MONROE, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Dallas.

Rehearing Denied January 4, 1983.

Discretionary Review Granted April 6, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mike Gibson, Dallas, for appellant.

Henry Wade, Dist. Atty., R.K. Weaver, Asst. Dist. Atty., for appellee.

Before ROBERTSON, FISH and ALLEN, JJ.

ALLEN, Justice.

Appeal is taken from a conviction for voluntary manslaughter. Appellant was tried on an indictment charging him with the murder of Cathy Monroe, his wife. The jury found him guilty of the lesser offense of voluntary manslaughter and assessed his punishment at 20 years in the Texas Department of Corrections and a fine of $10,000.00. We affirm.

Four grounds of error are urged on appeal: (1) the jury...

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