Cook, David

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS

OF TEXAS

NO. PD-0344-12

DAVID COOK, Appellant

v.

THE STATE OF TEXAS

ON STATE=S AND APPELLANT=S

PETITIONS FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

FROM THE SECOND COURT OF APPEALS

DENTON COUNTY

Cochran, J., delivered the opinion of the Court in which Meyers, Price, Womack, Johnson, and Alcala, JJ., joined. Keller, P.J., filed a concurring opinion. Hervey, J., filed a concurring opinion in which Keasler, J., joined.

O P I N I O N

A jury convicted appellant of manslaughter and returned a punishment verdict of six years= confinement with a recommendation that it be probated. The trial judge…