EASTERLING v. STATE

No. 66646.

710 S.W.2d 569 (1986)

William Truitt EASTERLING, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, En Banc.

Rehearing Denied April 16, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jim Vollers, Austin, for appellant.

Travis B. Bryan, III, Dist. Atty., Jim W. James, III, W. W. Torrey, Asst. Dist. Attys., Bryan, Robert Huttash, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

Before the court en banc.


OPINION

McCORMICK, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of attempted voluntary manslaughter and punishment was assessed at ten years and a $5,000 fine.

The evidence showed that appellant and the victim had been married and later divorced. Shortly before the date of the offense, they had been considering a possible reconciliation. However, several days prior to the commission of the offense, the victim told appellant that she no longer loved him and did...

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