COUNTISS, Justice.
Appellant was convicted of murder, Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 19.02(a)(1) (Vernon 1974), and sentenced to ten years in the penitentiary. By one ground of error, he contends the trial court erred in refusing to charge the jury on the lesser included offense of voluntary manslaughter. We agree, and reverse and remand.
Because our concern is whether the evidence raised the issue of voluntary manslaughter, we will review only the evidence pertinent...
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