KING v. STATE

No. 07-82-0357-CR.

679 S.W.2d 541 (1984)

Minnie Jean KING, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Amarillo.

Rehearing Denied March 13, 1984.

Discretionary Review Refused October 10, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. Richard Forcum III, Lubbock, for appellant.

Jim Bob Darnell, Lubbock, for appellee.

Before REYNOLDS, C.J., and COUNTISS and BOYD, JJ.


REYNOLDS, Chief Justice.

Appellant Minnie Jean King complains of her voluntary manslaughter conviction, for which the jury assessed punishment at thirteen (13) years confinement. The evidence, unchallenged for sufficiency, shows that appellant, found by the jury to have been acting under the immediate influence of sudden passion arising from an adequate cause, shot and killed the deceased with a pistol.

In appealing, appellant contends the trial court erroneously...

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