Legal Opinion

Blankenship v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided November 26, 1969No. 42334PublishedCited by 35 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ONION, Judge.

The offense is accomplice to robbery by firearms; the punishment, 50 years.

Appellant presents 70 grounds of error only 5 of which are briefed and argued.

At the beginning we find no merit in the contention that the indictment failed to allege in plain and intelligible words the crime or crimes charged against appellant. The second count of the indictment under which appellant was convicted is substantially in compliance with Willson, Texas Criminal Forms, Sec. 2312. The court did not err in refusing to quash the indictment.

Appellant’s motion for discovery was too broad and…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Edwards v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1968
  3. Townsend v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1968
  4. Bosley v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1967
  5. Gephart v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1952

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3Cited by35 opinions

  1. Halliburton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1975
  2. Henriksen v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973
  3. Walker v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1981
  4. Moulton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1971
  5. Owens v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1969

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