O'BRIEN v. STATE

No. 01-00-01021-CR.

89 S.W.3d 753 (2002)

John Phillip O'BRIEN, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

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

Rehearing Overruled November 27, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Allen C. Isbell, Houston, TX, for Appellant.

Bridget Holloway, Assistant District Attorney—Harris County, Houston, TX, for the State.

Panel consists of Justices MIRABAL, HEDGES, and JENNINGS.


OPINION

ADELE HEDGES, Justice.

Appellant pled not guilty to murder. A jury found appellant guilty and assessed punishment at 35 years' confinement. In five points of error, appellant argues that the trial court erred in (1) denying his request for a charge on the lesser-included offense of manslaughter, (2) allowing the State to question appellant on why he obtained a pistol, (3) refusing to give appellant an extra peremptory strike, and (4) allowing improper...

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