Gressett v. State

723 S.W.2d 695 (1986)

James Randall GRESSETT, Appellant,

v.

The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

No. 806-83.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, En Banc.

December 17, 1986.

John G. Tatum, Dallas, for appellant.

Henry Wade, Dist. Atty., and Tom Streeter, Julius E. Whittier and Randall B. Isenberg, Asst. Dist. Attys., Dallas, Robert Huttash, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

Before the court en banc.

OPINION ON APPELLANT'S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

W.C. DAVIS, Judge.

A jury convicted appellant of involuntary manslaughter, found that appellant had been previously convicted of a felony, and assessed…