Mims, Randall Lee v. Texas, the State Of

(»;;^;is^'^V?W^«V«SV#^ SOURT OF APPE«> oct 15 m ft-%-t%bS-C4L USA ROMBOR CLERK, 5th DISTRICT ,OFi PEALS. t>tfi OIST. 0CnS4l99S {US*. IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TEXAS NO. 1699-98 RONNIE RAY MIMS, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS APPELLANT'S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW FROM THE FIFTH COURT OF APPEALS DALLAS COUNTY __ KELLER, J., delivered the unanimous opinion ofthe Court. OPINION We granted appellant's petition to determine whether adefendant in an attempted murder prosecution is entitled to an instruction on the "sudden passion" issue1 when such instruction is raised by the…