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TORRES v. STATE

No. 07-85-0257-CR.

725 S.W.2d 380 (1987)

Lazaro Guanes TORRES, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Amarillo.

Discretionary Review Granted April 15, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Pamela C. Oglesby, Amarillo, for appellant.

Rebecca Baker, Amarillo, for appellee.

Before DODSON, COUNTISS and BOYD, JJ.

COUNTISS, Justice.

Appellant was convicted of voluntary manslaughter under an enhanced indictment, Tex.Penal Code Ann. § 19.04(a) (Vernon 1974), and sentenced to serve 99 years in the Texas Department of Corrections and pay a $10,000 fine. He attacks the judgment of conviction by two grounds of error, contending (1) the trial court's parole law instruction to the jury was unconstitutional, and (2) the prosecutor improperly commented to the jury on appellant's...

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