BUENTELLO v. STATE

No. 07-88-0185-CR.

770 S.W.2d 917 (1989)

Richard Cody BUENTELLO, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Amarillo.

Rehearing Denied June 5, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John E. Terry, Amarillo, for appellant.

Danny Hill, Dist. Atty., Jon R. Waggoner, Asst. Dist. Atty., Amarillo, for appellee.

Before REYNOLDS, C.J., and DODSON and BOYD, JJ.


BOYD, Justice.

Appellant Richard Cody Buentello brings this appeal from his conviction of voluntary manslaughter and the consequent jury-assessed punishment of twenty years confinement in the Department of Corrections and an accompanying fine of $10,000. In three points of error, appellant says the trial court reversibly erred in (1) failing to grant a new trial because of (a) jury misconduct in the discussion of parole law; (b) jury misconduct in receiving and discussing...

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