Ex Parte Patterson
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CLINTON, Judge.
Before us in this application for writ of habeas corpus filed pursuant to Article 11.-07, V.A.C.C.P., is a question expressly left open in Polk v. State, 693 S.W.2d 391 (Tex.Cr.App.1985), viz: what notice, if any, must appear in an indictment to support submission of a special issue to the jury as to whether a deadly weapon was used or exhibited during the commission of the alleged offense.
In a two paragraph indictment applicant was charged with the murder of Junior Aaron Newton, “by stabbing him with a knife,” in the first paragraph, V.T.C.A. Penal Code, § 19.02(a)(1),…
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2Cases cited37 opinions
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- Morrissey v. BrewerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Almanza v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
- Goldberg v. KellySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Fuentes v. ShevinSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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