Legal Opinion

Lopez v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided November 16, 1971No. 44244PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ONION, Presiding Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for burglary with intent to commit theft, with the punishment, enhanced under the provisions of Article 62, Vernon’s Ann.P.C., being assessed at 12 years.

Appellant contends that the indictment is fundamentally defective in that it contained no description of the property to be taken.

Appellant acknowledges that there was no motion to quash the indictment filed and that earlier “cases dictate that a burglary indictment need not describe property alleged to have been taken,” but contends “these cases should be overruled and a more…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Ysasaga v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1969
  2. Dimery v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1951
  3. Ash v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1967
  4. Adame v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1963
  5. Martin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1945

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Nichols v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973
  2. Goodrum v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1985

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