Legal Opinion

Navarrette v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided March 7, 1973No. 46481Published

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

MORRISON, Judge.

This is a bond forfeiture proceeding.

The sole ground of error is that “there was a material variance between the offense alleged in the bail bond and the judgment nisi inasmuch as there is no offense under State statutes entitled: ‘destruction — over fifty’.”

The bail bond recites appellant to be charged with the felony of “destruction— over fifty” and the judgment nisi recites the offense charged as “willful destruction of property of the value of fifty dollars and over belonging to another”.

In Pharis et al. v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 362 S.W.2d 857, this Court said:

“We…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Pharis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1962

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