Cevallos v. State

DOYLE, Justice.

Appellant was indicted for the felony offense of murder and was convicted by a jury of the lesser included offense of voluntary manslaughter. Punishment was assessed at five years. The appellant was thereafter sentenced to serve not less than two nor more than five years. On appeal appellant asserts two grounds of error.

Appellant under his first ground of error challenges the sufficiency of the evidence, contending that it was insufficient to support his conviction in that there was no evidence to show a necessary element of voluntary manslaughter, to-wit: “sudden passion…