DeLarue v. State

OPINION

JOE L. DRAUGHN, Justice (Assigned).

After a jury trial, appellant was convicted of intoxication manslaughter. Tex. PeN. Code § 49.08 (Vernon 1994). On appeal, appellant asserts five points of error. We affirm.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

In June 2000, Misty Purcell, complainant and decedent, and a female friend, Lisa Murphy, met appellant, Lance DeLa-rue, and his roommate, Nick LaRoche, for drinks at a sports bar. After an evening of drinking, the group decided to go to the apartment shared by appellant and his roommate. Complainant’s friend drove the roommate; complainant and…