Legal Opinion

Blanco v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided July 29, 1982No. 01-81-0504-CRPublished

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

DOYLE, Justice.

The appellant was convicted of aggravated rape and assessed a punishment of five years confinement.

In grounds of error one and two the appellant contends that the trial court committed fundamental error in charging the jury on a theory not alleged in the indictment, and by such charge, authorized the jury to convict the appellant of aggravated rape on only a showing of rape.

The indictment charged the appellant as follows:... that in Harris County, Texas AUGUSTINE JUNIOR BLANCO, hereafter styled the Defendant, heretofore on or about August 11,1980, did then and there…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Cumbie v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
  2. Garcia v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
  3. Gooden v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
  4. Fella v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
  5. Young v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979

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