DOTSON v. STATE

No. 2-03-237-CR.

146 S.W.3d 285 (2004)

Tommy Eugene DOTSON, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, State.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Fort Worth.

September 2, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

T. Richard Alley, Fort Worth, for appellant.

Tim Curry, Crim. D.A., Charles M. Mallin, Asst. Crim. D.A. and Chief of the Appellate Division, Helena F. Faulkner, Lisa Callaghan, Lisa Haines, Asst. Crim. D.As., Fort Worth, for appellee.

Panel A: WALKER, J.; SAM J. DAY, J. (Retired, Sitting by Assignment); and WILLIAM BRIGHAM, J. (Senior Justice, Retired, Sitting by Assignment).


OPINION

SUE WALKER, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

Appellant Tommy Eugene Dotson appeals his conviction for manslaughter. A jury found Dotson guilty of recklessly causing the death of Lori Sitko, and the trial court sentenced him to forty years' imprisonment and made an affirmative deadly weapon finding. Dotson raises ten issues on appeal. We will affirm.

II. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

On November 24, 2001, Dotson's recreational...

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