Legal Opinion

Cohron v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided February 15, 1967No. 40116PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

WOODLEY, Presiding Judge.

The offense is burglary; the punishment, 4 years.

Trial was before a jury on a plea of not guilty. The jury having found appellant guilty, he and his counsel elected to have the court assess the punishment.

The first ground of error presented by appellant’s brief, filed in the trial court, is that the indictment is fatally defective in that it alleged only that a corporation occupied and controlled the building alleged to have been burglarized, and the personal property therein.

The charging portion of the indictment alleged:

“Leroy Cohron, who is hereinafter…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Gibbs v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1964
  2. Bell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1954
  3. Ricks v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1900

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Ex Parte RobinsonCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1982
  2. Garcia v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1970
  3. Valdez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1970
  4. Nolan v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)1981
  5. Salazar v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1968

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