Gonzales v. State

OPINION

HEDGES, Justice.

The State has filed a motion to withdraw our original opinion. We grant the motion, withdraw our opinion issued on November 27, 1996, and substitute this opinion in its place.

Appellant, Alex Gonzales, was indicted and tried for murder in connection with the death of Ida Lee Delaney. A jury found him guilty of voluntary manslaughter and sentenced to seven years in prison. This Court reversed that conviction because appellant was not allowed to present admissible evidence vital to his defense and because the jury charge commented on the weight of the evidence. Gonzales v.…