Faulkner v. State

OPINION ON REHEARING

DAUPHINOT, Justice.

This Court has considered both the appellant’s and the State’s motions for rehearing. We deny their motions and grant rehearing on our own motion. We withdraw the prior opinion and judgment of June 6, 1996, and issue the following in its place.

In each of these three cases, Appellant Seantre Brian Faulkner was convicted of involuntary manslaughter upon his plea of not guilty to a jury. The jury assessed punishment in each case at ten years’ confinement and imposed a $10,000 fine. On appeal, Faulkner presents two points of error, contending the trial court…