Legal Opinion
Petty v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)
Decided October 31, 1990No. 12-89-00303-CRPublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Per curiam
On November 14, 1989, appellant was tried before the Court on a plea of not guilty. At the close of appellant’s case, appellant moved for an acquittal because the indictment failed to allege an offense against the laws of the State of Texas. On November 15, 1989, upon the State’s motion, the Court signed an order dismissing the indictment pursuant to Tex.Code CRiM. Proc. art. 36.11.
Defendant now seeks to appeal the order of dismissal. His sole point of error alleges that the trial court erred in dismissing the indictment for failure to state the offense of “aggravated sexual assault of a…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- United States v. John DayCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
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3Cited by52 opinions
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