Legal Opinion

Wockenfuss v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided April 16, 1975No. 49704PublishedCited by 41 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

MORRISON, Justice.

The offense is burglary to commit theft;, the punishment, seven years.

In ground of error one appellant claims a violation of his constitutional right against double jeopardy. The basis of this complaint is that the indictment in this cause, No. 200,325, which charged appellant with burglary of a house occupied and controlled by one Gene Elkins was in fact a re-indictment of Cause No. 137,323, which alleged the injured party to be Carl Elkins. At the outset we note that this claim is made for the first time on appeal and. that no written and sworn special pleading was…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Hopkins v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
  2. Galloway v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1967
  3. Hodge v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974
  4. Haywood v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
  5. Damron v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1910

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3Cited by41 opinions

  1. Bigby v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1994
  2. Havard v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1990
  3. Rumbaugh v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1982
  4. Cowan v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
  5. State v. PayneWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1981

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