Legal Opinion

Crume v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided October 19, 1983No. 62626PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

CAMPBELL, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for involuntary manslaughter, V.T.C.A. Penal Code, Sec. 19.05.1 The trial court assessed punishment at six years confinement in the Texas Department of Corrections. The appellant in three grounds of error contends that the indictment is fundamentally defective. We disagree and affirm.

The appellant specifically contends that the indictment is fundamentally defective because: it fails to enumerate the specific acts of ‘accident and mistake’ upon which it relied for conviction; it merely alleges two acts of simple negligence in support…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Graham v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983
  2. Vaughn v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1982
  3. Sidney v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
  4. Townsley v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976
  5. Arredondo v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Gengnagel v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1988
  2. Jones v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2003
  3. State v. McCoy, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2001
  4. LaSalle v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)1998
  5. Bullard v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)1994

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