Teal v. State

230 S.W.3d 172 (2007)

Wilbert James TEAL, Appellant,

v.

The STATE of Texas.

No. PD-0689-06.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

March 7, 2007.

Bill Burnett, Coldspring, for Appellant.

Dale Summa, Asst. D.A., Lufkin, Matthew Paul, State's Attorney, Austin, for State of Texas.

OPINION

COCHRAN, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which MEYERS, PRICE, KEASLER and HOLCOMB, JJ., joined.

Appellant was indicted for the offense of hindering apprehension.[1] The indictment failed to allege that appellant knew that Curtis Brown, the person whose apprehension appellant was hindering, was a fugitive for…