Willie John Clay v. State

Clay v. State

AFFIRMED

MAY 31, 1990

NO. 10-89-211-CR

Trial Court

# 87-773-C

IN THE

COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE

TENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS

AT WACO

WILLIE JOHN CLAY,

   Appellant

v.

THE STATE OF TEXAS,

   Appellee

From 54th Judicial District Court

McLennan County, Texas

O P I N I O N

Willie John Clay was convicted of murder and assessed punishment at life in the Texas Department of Corrections. He appeals this conviction, complaining that the trial court erred when it refused to instruct the jury on the law of voluntary manslaughter.

     Section 19.04 of the Texas Penal Code provides that a person commits an…