Garcia v. State

OPINION

NYE, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal of a denial of a request for habeas corpus relief. The case arises out of an incident in which appellant is alleged to have fired a shotgun at two police officers, striking and killing one (Ser-na), but missing the other (Ayala). The incident occurred on September 11, 1984, and appellant was indicted for capital murder in the death of Officer Serna on September 17, 1984. A jury found appellant guilty of voluntary manslaughter on December 14, 1984, and assessed punishment at twenty years’ imprisonment and a $10,-000 fine. On July 8, 1985, appellant…