Morgan v. State

OPINION

BROWN, Commissioner.

This is an appeal from a conviction for attempted voluntary manslaughter. Appellant was tried before a jury which assessed punishment at ten years in the Texas Department of Corrections and a fine of $5000.

In order to properly dispose of appellant’s two grounds of error, a brief statement of the facts will be necessary. The record reflects that the complaining witness, Lynn Snider, and his companion, Bobby Metcalf, arrived at the Sand Pit Lounge near Houston at about 7:30 p. m. on March 30, 1974. Mrs. Mozelle Stockley was the manager of the lounge that night and…