OPINION
DIAL, Justice.
This is an appeal from a conviction for the offense of murder following a jury trial. Punishment was assessed by the court at fifteen years' confinement.
The first ground of error is that the evidence is insufficient to sustain the conviction as there was a material variance between the indictment and the proof as to the manner of death.
The pertinent portion of the indictment alleges:
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