Barnett, Ronnie Boyd

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS

OF TEXAS

NO. PD-1229-05

RONNIE BOYD BARNETT, Appellant

v.

THE STATE OF TEXAS

ON APPELLANT'S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

FROM THE TENTH COURT OF APPEALS

POLK COUNTY

O P I N I O N

A jury convicted appellant of manslaughter, which is defined as a person recklessly causing the death of another person. See Tex. Pen. Code, § 19.04(a). The evidence shows that appellant and the victim were alone wading in a lake just off shore in water no more than three feet deep when appellant struck the victim more than once in the head hard enough to render her unconscious. Appellant…