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FOREST v. STATE

No. 1548-97.

989 S.W.2d 365 (1999)

Luther Bernard FOREST, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

April 14, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Douglas H. Parks, Dallas, for appellant.

Wendy Koster, Asst. Dist. Atty., Dallas, Matthew Paul, State's Atty., Austin, for State.

OPINION

HOLLAND, J., delivered the unanimous opinion of the Court.

A Dallas County grand jury indicted appellant for murder, alleging that appellant knowingly and intentionally caused the death of the victim by shooting him "with a firearm, a deadly weapon." TEX PENAL CODE § 19.02(b)(1). The jury convicted appellant of voluntary manslaughter and assessed appellant's punishment at twenty years' confinement and a $10,000 fine. TEX. PENAL CODE ...

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