OPINION
BAKER, Justice.
A jury convicted Tommy Joe Merchant of murder. The trial court sentenced him to thirty-five years' confinement. Appellant asserts the trial court erred in not charging the jury on the lesser included offense of voluntary manslaughter. We agree. We reverse the trial court's judgment. We remand for a new trial.
THE TESTIMONY
Two of appellant's acquaintances gave appellant a lift. One acquaintance, the passenger in...
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