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PETERS v. STATE

No. 05-82-01188-CR.

669 S.W.2d 127 (1984)

Lucille PETERS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Dallas.

Rehearing Denied March 8, 1984.

Discretionary Review Refused October 3, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jan E. Hemphill, Dallas, for appellant.

Henry Wade, Dist. Atty., Molly Meredith, Asst. Dist. Atty., Dallas, for appellee.

Before CARVER, SPARLING and WHITHAM, JJ.

SPARLING, Justice.

Appellant was convicted of murder and sentenced to thirty years' imprisonment. The trial court charged the jury on the laws of murder, involuntary manslaughter, and criminally negligent homicide. Appellant contends that the State had the burden of negating the culpable mental states of "recklessness" and "criminal negligence" in its proof of the offense of murder and that the court erred by not charging the jury accordingly. We disagree and affirm...

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