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GOWANS v. STATE

No. 01-97-00187-CR.

995 S.W.2d 787 (1999)

Rodney GOWANS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (1st Dist.).

Rehearing Overruled August 6, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William F. Carter, Madisonville, for Appellant.

Tuck Moody McLain, Kelly T. Weeks, Anderson, for Appellee.

Panel consists of Chief Justice SCHNEIDER and Justices O'CONNOR and TAFT.

OPINION

MICHOL O'CONNOR, Justice.

A jury found Rodney Gowans, the appellant, guilty of intoxication manslaughter and assessed punishment at 60 years confinement. We affirm.

Factual Background

At approximately 3:30 p.m. on an August day, George Sims (the complainant) was sitting in his parked car in the driveway of a private home located just off State Highway 30. The appellant was driving his car on Highway 30, when he suddenly...

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