Legal Opinion

Woods v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided July 6, 1983No. 62427PublishedCited by 51 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ONION, Presiding Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for aggravated robbery, where the punishment *2was assessed by the jury at life imprisonment.

We are met at the outset with the contention raised in appellant’s pro se brief that the court’s charge was fundamentally defective.

The indictment, omitting the formal parts, alleged:

“While in the course of committing theft of property owned by Fred H. Cox, hereafter styled the Complainant, and with intent to obtain and maintain control of the property, intentionally and knowingly threaten and place the Complainant in fear of imminent…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Burks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  2. Greene v. MasseySupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  3. Limuel v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
  4. Evans v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980
  5. Thomas v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980

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3Cited by51 opinions

  1. Williams v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1984
  2. Ex Parte MaldonadoCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
  3. Reyna v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1990
  4. Sanchez v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2005
  5. Beasley v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1992

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