Legal Opinion

Hoover v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided July 30, 1987No. 14-84-456-CRPublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

J. CURTISS BROWN, Chief Justice.

The court of criminal appeals has directed us to reconsider our opinion in Hoover v. State, 707 S.W.2d 144 (Tex.App. — Houston [14th Dist.] 1986) in light of Adams v. State, 707 S.W.2d 900 (Tex.Crim.App.1986) and Opdahl v. State, 705 S.W.2d 697 (Tex. Crim.App.1986) in order to determine the *159sufficiency of the indictment. We find that the indictment gave Sam Hoover (appellant) sufficient notice to prepare a defense. We, however, find that the State has failed to meet its burden of proof in proving one element of the indictment. We, therefore, reverse the…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Adams v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
  2. Franklin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983
  3. Weaver v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977
  4. Opdahl v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
  5. Hoover v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1986

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Bruce v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1988

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