Cooper v. State

MORROW, Presiding Judge.

Appellant was charged with murder and convicted of manslaughter; punishment fixed at confinement in the penitentiary for a period of two years.

The appellant made some complaint of the charge on manslaughter. Without discussing it, it appears from the record that the conviction was for manslaughter and the lowest punishment was assessed. The rule is well settled that under such circumstances, ordinary defects in the charge on manslaughter will not work a reversal. Munos v. State, 58 Texas Crim. Rep., 147; Neyland v. State, 79 Texas Crim. Rep., 652, 187 S. W. Rep., 196.…