Thomas v. State

OPINION

W.C. DAVIS, Judge.

Appellant was indicted for murder. A jury convicted him of voluntary manslaughter and assessed punishment at fifteen years’ confinement. The case was tried in Madison County after a change of venue from Robertson County. Appellant raises four grounds of error, contending that the court erred in refusing to charge the jury on criminally negligent homicide, that venue was not proved, that a dying declaration was inadmissible, and that jury misconduct occurred.

Appellant was charged with murder and convicted of voluntary manslaughter. He contends that his request for…