FRANKS v. STATE

No. 01-85-0672-CR.

712 S.W.2d 858 (1986)

Kerry Garland FRANKS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (1st Dist.).

June 19, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Allen C. Isbell, Houston, for appellant.

Michael J. Guarino, Galveston County Dist. Atty., Michael E. Clark, Galveston County Asst. Dist. Atty., Galveston, for appellee.

EVANS, C.J., and WARREN and JACK SMITH, JJ.


OPINION

EVANS, Chief Justice.

The appellant was found guilty of murder and his punishment was assessed at 60 years confinement. We affirm.

In his first ground of error, the appellant contends that the conviction should be reversed "because the evidence is insufficient to negate the issue of `sudden passion arising from an adequate cause,' an implied element of the offense of murder."

The deceased, stepfather of the appellant's girlfriend...

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