Legal Opinion

Albert v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided April 25, 1979No. 56322PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ROBERTS, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for burglary. V.T.C.A., Penal Code, Section 30.02. After pleading not guilty, the jury convicted appellant and assessed his punishment at four years’ confinement.

We are confronted at the outset with fundamental error in the court’s charge to the jury which requires reversal in the interest of justice. Article 40.09(13), Vernon’s Ann.C.C.P.; Article 36.19, Vernon’s Ann.C.C.P.

The indictment in the present case alleges burglary by “entering] a building without the effective consent of [the owner], and therein attempted to commit and…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Shaw v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977
  2. Smith v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
  3. Cullum v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Uddin v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2016
  2. Smith v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1983

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