Goodman v. State

190 S.W.3d 823 (2006)

Louis Earl GOODMAN, Appellant,

v.

The STATE of Texas, State.

No. 2-04-413-CR.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Fort Worth.

March 30, 2006.

Neil Durrance, Denton, for appellant.

Bruce Isaacks, Crim. Dist. Atty., Kathleen Walsh, Catherine Luft, Michael Moore and Debra Bender, Asst, Dist. Attys. for Denton County, Denton, for appellee.

PANEL A: CAYCE, C.J.; GARDNER and WALKER, JJ.

OPINION

ANNE GARDNER, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

A jury convicted Appellant Louis Earl Goodman of manslaughter and assessed his punishment at eighteen years' confinement. In three issues, Appellant contends: (1) the…