Grant v. State

OPINION

BURGESS, Justice.

Howard Lee Grant was indicted for the murder of Larry Matthews. The indictment alleged Grant had three prior convictions. A jury convicted Grant of voluntary manslaughter, found the enhancement allegations true and assessed punishment at confinement in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice-Institutional Division for life. Grant urges five points of error.

The first point of error alleges the evidence is insufficient; specifically that, there is no evidence Grant was acting under the immediate influence of sudden passion arising from an adequate cause. The State…