Giles v. State

OPINION

ODOM, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for murder. Punishment was assessed at twenty years.

In his second ground of error appellant contends it was error to refuse his request that a charge on the lesser included offense of involuntary manslaughter be submitted to the jury. The State introduced appellant’s confession:

“On a Sunday night near the end of August I was at home when Ira McCullough called. Ira asked me if I wanted to go out and drink beer with him. I told Ira I would go and he told me he would be by in about thirty minutes. I have known Ira for about three months. I…