Jackson v. State

OPINION

DAVIS, Commissioner.

Appeal is taken from a conviction for voluntary manslaughter. Punishment was assessed by the jury at ten years.

Appellant does not challenge the sufficiency of the evidence to support the conviction. The record reflects that on December 26, 1974, appellant and his wife were arguing in the presence of others. Appellant pulled a pistol from his pocket, two shots were fired, and Christine Rosser, appellant’s sister, was killed and appellant’s wife was wounded. The murder of Rosser is the gravamen of this prosecution.

Appellant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence…