Legal Opinion

Beasley v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided January 5, 1966No. 38826PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WOODLEY, Judge.

The offense is aggravated assault; the punishment, six months in jail and a fine of $500.

The complaint sworn to on May 21, 1965, alleged that the assault was committed on or about the 19th day of March, 1965.

There is a fatal variance between the complaint and information in that the information alleges that the offense was committed on or about the 19th day of May, 1965. Harrison v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 297 S.W.2d 823, and cases cited; Wheat v. State, 172 Tex.Cr.R. 259, 356 S.W.2d 323, and cases cited.

The judgment is reversed and the cause remanded.

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Harrison v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1957
  2. Wheat v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1962

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Thomas v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1971
  2. Acevedo v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972