Legal Opinion
Westfall v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)
Decided September 16, 1998No. 10-97-151-CRPublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
VANCE, Justice.
Gwen David Westfall was charged by information with the misdemeanor offense of cruelty to animals. Tex. Pen.Code Ann. § 42.09 (Vernon 1994 & Supp.1998). A bench trial was held, and the court returned a verdict of guilty. Punishment was assessed at confinement in jail for 30 days, probated for one year, and a fine of $2,000. Id. § 12.21 (Vernon 1994). Westfall complains on appeal that the court erroneously permitted the State to amend the information after both parties had announced ready and he had entered his plea. He urges in his second and third points that an order…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Malik v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
- King v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
- Crist v. BretzSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
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3Cited by46 opinions
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