Legal Opinion

Castillo v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided February 1, 1967No. 40085PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

MORRISON, Judge.

The offense is the felony offense of possession of a pistol away from the premises upon which he lives by an ex-convict; the punishment, two years.

The grounds of error urged by appellant by brief filed in the trial court will be discussed. He first contends that the court erred in failing to define the word “Premises” in his charge. Traylor v. State, 91 Tex.Cr.R. 262, 239 S.W. 982, is authority for the proposition that such word need not be defined in the charge.

He next contends that the court erred in failing to grant a mistrial when the prosecutor questioned appellant…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Walker v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1958
  2. Long v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1960
  3. Traylor v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1922
  4. Traylor v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1922

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Robert Charles Jones v. W. J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department of Corrections, RespondentCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
  2. Webb v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1969
  3. McGuire v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976
  4. Logan v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1969
  5. Landry v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983

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