Legal Opinion

Pollard v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided June 14, 1978No. 57945PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

PHILLIPS, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction of aggravated kidnapping on a plea of guilty before the jury. Punishment was assessed at 50 years.

Appellant’s single ground of error is that the indictment is fundamentally defective for failing to allege the specific manner in which the abduction was effected. No motion to quash was filed or presented to the trial court for consideration. The indictment alleges, in pertinent part:

“. . . that JOHN A. POLLARD . , on or about the 6th day of July A.D. 1975, ... did then and there intentionally and knowingly abduct another person, Diane…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Baldwin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976
  2. Pollard v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977
  3. Melley v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1922
  4. Carpenter v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977
  5. Rowl v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977

3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Ferguson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1981
  2. Garza v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1981
  3. Cruise v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
  4. Sanders v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980
  5. McCravy v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1982

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