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MURPHY v. STATE

No. 2-93-003-CR.

860 S.W.2d 639 (1993)

Keith Morrell MURPHY, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, State.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Fort Worth.

July 30, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sonya Kapp, Wichita Falls, for appellant.

Barry L. Macha, Dist. Atty., John W. Brasher, Scott E. Stephenson, Michael Curtis, Asst. Dist. Attys., Wichita Falls, for appellee.

Before HILL, C.J., and DAY and FARRAR, JJ.

OPINION

FARRAR, Justice.

Appellant, Keith Morrell Murphy, was charged with murder and found guilty of voluntary manslaughter. A jury sentenced him to twenty years confinement and a ten thousand dollar fine. He appeals his punishment by two points of error.

We sustain his first point of error and reverse and remand for a new punishment hearing.

At Murphy's trial, Reverend J.C. Thompson testified that while he was painting the top of his church...

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