William Truitt Easterling, Appellant v. the State of Texas, Appellee

Summary

The Court affirmed the conviction for attempted voluntary manslaughter, holding that the jury could convict on the lesser included offense without a separate acquittal of attempted murder, that the victim's letter requesting dismissal was inadmissible, that the trial court properly limited voir dire and evidence, and that the trial judge lacked authority to make an affirmative finding of a deadly weapon.