Ward v. State

OPINION

ONION, Presiding Judge.

Appellant was indicted for murder. He was convicted of the lesser included offense of voluntary manslaughter. The jury assessed punishment at sixteen (16) years’ imprisonment.

Appellant advances eleven grounds of error. In view of our disposition of the appeal, we need consider only grounds of error one and three.

Initially appellant contends the “District court erred in admitting into evidence, over objection, the testimony of Officer Grote on the positions of the parties at the time of the shooting for the reason that it was based on hearsay.” In the third ground…