Tyra v. State

897 S.W.2d 796 (1995)

Jimmy Franklin TYRA, Appellant,

v.

The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

No. 036-94.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

April 26, 1995.

Greg Merkle, Wichita Falls, for appellant.

Barry L. Macha, Dist. Atty., Ed Lane and John W. Brasher, Asst. Dist. Attys., Wichita Falls, Robert Huttash, State's Atty., Austin, for State.

Before the court en banc.

OPINION ON APPELLANT'S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

MEYERS, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of involuntary manslaughter under former Penal Code section 19.05(a)(2) for accidentally or mistakenly causing the death of an individual by reason of…