Legal Opinion

Mims v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided March 18, 1981No. 62257PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

TEAGUE, Judge.

Appellant entered a plea of not guilty before a jury to the offense of murder. V.T.C.A., Penal Code, § 19.02. He was convicted and the jury assessed punishment at imprisonment in the Texas Department of Corrections for life.

It is unnecessary to discuss the contentions presented in Appellant’s brief because we have found unassigned error which we will review in the interest of justice which requires the reversal of Appellant’s conviction. See Article 40.09, § 13, V.A.C.C.P.

The indictment alleges that the Appellant: “. .. did then and there unlawfully, intentionally, and…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Cumbie v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
  2. Young v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Doyle v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1982
  2. Doyle v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1982
  3. Mims v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1981
  4. Williams v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1981
  5. Williams v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1981

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