Walker v. State

OPINION

HICKS, Justice.

Appellant pleaded guilty to the offense of involuntary manslaughter caused by driving while intoxicated. See Tex.Penal Code Ann. § 19.05(a)(2) (Vernon 1989). A jury assessed punishment at fifteen years confinement and an $8,000 fine. In his sole point of error, appellant contends that the evidence is insufficient to support the jury’s finding that he used his motor vehicle as a deadly weapon. We affirm.

On the evening of September 1, 1992 the left rear tire on David Cooper’s car blew out while he was driving on IH-35 in Fort Worth. Cooper exited the interstate and parked…