Pennington v. State

SHANNON, Justice.

Appellant Jerry Pennington was indicted for the murder of his wife, Mary Rutherford Owens. He appeals from a judgment of conviction for voluntary manslaughter after a jury trial in the district court of Travis County. Two prior convictions were alleged in the indictment and the district court charged the jury on one such conviction. The jury assessed punishment of confinement for twenty-two years in the Texas Department of Corrections. This Court will affirm the judgment.

Over appellant’s objection, the district court charged the jury on voluntary manslaughter. The court’s…