Parra Gonzales v. State

OPINION

WOODARD, Justice.

This is an appeal from a jury conviction for voluntary manslaughter, a lesser included offense of the indicted charge of murder. The jury assessed punishment at twenty years’ imprisonment. We affirm.

Point of Error No. One asserts that the Appellant was improperly forced to trial less than ten days after return of the operative indictment, in violation of Tex. Code Crim.Pro.Ann. arts. 27.11 and 27.12 (Vernon 1966). The offense was committed on April 23, 1987. Appellant was released on bond on May 4, 1987. On May 13, 1987, he was indicted for murder under Tex.Penal Code…