Legal Opinion

Ex Parte Russell

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided July 1, 1987No. 69574Published

1Opinion

OPINION ON STATE’S MOTION FOR REHEARING

MILLER, Judge.

It was decided in this Court’s original opinion that the applicant was entitled to *647relief because one of applicant’s prior convictions introduced at the punishment phase had a fundamentally defective indictment, even though applicant had not objected at trial. The authorities relied on by the majority in the original opinion, Ex parte White, 659 S.W.2d 434 (Tex.Cr.App.1983) and Ex parte Todd, 669 S.W.2d 738 (Tex.Cr.App.1984), both stand for the proposition that a void prior conviction cannot be used to enhance punishment under Penal Code, §…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Rogers v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1982
  2. Von Byrd v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
  3. Ex Parte WatsonCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980
  4. Gibson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974
  5. Aldrighetti v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974

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