Legal Opinion

Infante v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided March 11, 1981No. 60159PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ODOM, Judge.

This is an appeal from convictions for murder. Both appellants were tried in a single action before a jury. Appellant Ismael Vasquez was sentenced to thirty years’ confinement; appellant Jose Luis In-fante was assessed punishment at fifteen years’ confinement.

Appellants contend 1 that the trial court committed fundamental error in authorizing the jury to convict if it found that the crime was committed in a manner not alleged in the indictment. The indictment alleged that both appellants,

“did then and there unlawfully, intentionally and knowingly kill Miguel Vasquez by…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Cherb v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1971
  2. Robinson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977
  3. Garcia v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
  4. Donald v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
  5. Browning v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1970

3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Eckert v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1981
  2. Graham v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983
  3. Hernandez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983
  4. Flores v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1984
  5. Gordon v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1982

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