Powell v. State

OPINION

HUGHES, Justice.

A jury found Bobby Powell guilty of voluntary manslaughter and assessed his punishment at confinement in the Texas Department of Corrections for a term of 20 years.

We affirm.

Appellant’s first ground of error is that evidence of blood and a knife were improperly admitted into evidence due to the fact that these items were obtained through an illegal search and seizure.

After the decedent’s body was found a police officer went to appellant’s room and knocked on the door. He ascertained that appellant was in the room and asked appellant for permission to enter the room.…