Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Gene O. Hobson, Appellant v. the State of Texas, Appellee

January 26, 19831983 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 864

Summary

The Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed the murder conviction, holding that the trial court did not err in refusing to submit a voluntary manslaughter instruction because the evidence did not show the defendant acted under the immediate influence of sudden passion arising from an adequate cause.