CONTRERAS v. STATE

No. 04-87-00087-CR.

745 S.W.2d 59 (1987)

Arturo CONTRERAS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, San Antonio.

Rehearing Denied February 8, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cindy L. Salsbury, Laredo, for appellant.

Anna L. Cavazos, and Enrique Pellegrin, Asst. Dist. Attys., Laredo, for appellee.

Before ESQUIVEL, BUTTS and CHAPA, JJ.


CHAPA, Justice.

Appellant, Arturo Contreras, and two co-defendants were indicted for murder. A jury convicted appellant of voluntary manslaughter and assessed punishment at ten years imprisonment but recommended probation, and they assessed a $10,000.00 fine. We affirm the conviction.

The issues before us are:

1) whether the evidence is sufficient to support the conviction;

2) whether the trial court erred in admitting into evidence the deceased...

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