Legal Opinion

Dears v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided April 14, 1971No. 43663PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ODOM, Judge.

The offense is burglary; enhanced under Art. 62 Vernon’s Ann.P.C., the punishment was assessed at 12 years.

The sole ground of error alleged by appellant is that there is a fatal variance between the allegations in the indictment and the proof, in that the indictment alleged the name of the injured party to be Richard Waldon, and the evidence shows that his real name is James Richard Walden.

The record reflects the following testimony relative to the name of the injured party:

“Q. State your name to the jury, please sir.
“A. James Richard Walden.
“Q. Are you commonly referred to…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Webster v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1970
  2. Rodriguez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1962
  3. Crye v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1965
  4. Scott v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1963

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Roach v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
  2. Cuba v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)1995
  3. Garza v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977
  4. Lopez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1981
  5. Pegoda v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1971

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