Flannery v. State

OPINION ON APPELLANT’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

We granted petition for discretionary review from the court of appeals’ affirm- anee 1 of a conviction for voluntary manslaughter in which the jury assessed punishment at 20 years confinement and a $7,500 fine. The indictment alleged an intentional murder. At issue is testimony by a police officer concerning statements made by appellant’s daughter, Paulette Reese. To clarify the issue, a brief review of the facts is in order.

On December 19, 1979, Paulette Reese informed her father she had been raped by James Matlock. Appellant and his…