Burkhalter v. State

JUNELL, Justice.

This is an appeal from a conviction for the offense of involuntary manslaughter. The jury assessed punishment at five years confinement in the Texas Department of Corrections.

Appellant’s three grounds of error attack the trial court’s admitting into evidence the results of the blood alcohol test run on a sample of Appellant’s blood. Appellant contends the removal of such blood sample was without his voluntary consent and that admission of the sample was therefore a violation of Texas law and a deprivation of his constitutional rights. He also challenges the sufficiency of the…