Legal Opinion

Odell v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided June 6, 1923No. 7278PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtLattimore, J.

Appellant was convicted in the district court of Bandera county of burglary, and his punishment fixed at five years in the penitentiary.

The indictment charged that the burglarized house was “occupied by A. Meadows.” Appellant moved t'o quash the indictment for the reason that the house, was not sufficiently described and that an allegation that such house was “occupied by” was not sufficient. In our opinion appellant was wrong. Pyland v. State, 33 Tex. Cr. R. 382, 26 S. W. 621; Scroggins v. State, 36 Tex. Cr. R. 117, 35 S. W. 968; Hasley v. State, 87 Tex. Cr. R. 444, 222 S. W. 579. In his…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Smith v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1895
  2. Pyland v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1894
  3. Ramirez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1902
  4. Hasley v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1920
  5. Hesley Jr. v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1920

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Galvan v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
  2. Hodge v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1975
  3. Grego v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1970
  4. Louden v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973
  5. Calloway v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1986

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