CAREY v. STATE

No. 07-84-0021-CR.

695 S.W.2d 306 (1985)

Otis CAREY, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Amarillo.

Rehearing Denied August 16, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

V.G. Kolius, Jeff Blackburn, Amarillo, for appellant.

Danny E. Hill, Dist. Atty., James A. Farren and Allen B. Walter, Asst. Dist. Attys., Amarillo, for appellee.

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


REYNOLDS, Chief Justice.

A jury convicted appellant Otis Carey, who was indicted for the murder of Ora Lee Johnson "by stabbing her with an unknown object," of voluntary manslaughter. The jury then assessed appellant's punishment at a $10,000 fine and confinement for twenty (20) years in the Texas Department of Corrections.

Appellant seeks a reversal and acquittal on the ground that the evidence is insufficient to support the conviction because the State did...

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