Legal Opinion

Ex Parte Prophet

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided July 16, 1980No. 64386PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ONION, Presiding Judge.

This is a post-conviction application for habeas corpus. Petitioner waived trial by jury and was convicted of attempted aggravated rape on May 26,1978. Having found that petitioner had been once previously convicted of a felony, the trial court assessed punishment at ninety-nine (99) years’ imprisonment.

Petitioner’s sole contention is that the indictment under which he was convicted was fundamentally defective because it failed to allege a culpable mental state as required by V.T.C.A., Penal Code, § 6.02, and our decision in Zachery v. State, 552 S.W.2d 136…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Jones v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
  2. Clark v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977
  3. Dovalina v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
  4. Teniente v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976
  5. Zachery v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Lugo-Lugo v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983
  2. Inman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983
  3. Washington v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)1996
  4. Boston v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1982
  5. Kevin Lee Farris v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2016

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