RUNNELS v. STATE

No. 01-04-00773-CR.

193 S.W.3d 105 (2006)

Richard RUNNELS Jr., Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

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

March 9, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Calvin Garvie, Bellville, for Appellant.

Travis J. Koehn, Criminal District Attorney-Austin County, Daniel W. Leedy, Asst. Crim. Dist. Atty., Bellville, for Appellee.

Panel consists of Justices TAFT, KEYES, and HANKS.


OPINION

TIM TAFT, Justice.

Charged with murder, appellant, Richard Runnels Jr., was convicted by a jury of the lesser included offense of manslaughter, and the trial court assessed punishment at 16 years in prison. See TEX. PEN.CODE ANN. § 19.04 (Vernon 2003). We determine whether appellant preserved for review his appellate complaint about the trial court's allowing the State to conduct a demonstration before the jury using a mannequin dressed...

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