Hicks v. State

OPINION

J. CURTISS BROWN, Chief Justice.

The appellant pled not guilty to the offense of aggravated perjury. A jury found him guilty and assessed punishment at imprisonment for 10 years, and a $5,000 fine. He raises two points of error on appeal.

In his first point, the appellant alleges that the trial court committed fundamental error by allowing the State to amend the indictment on the day of trial. The indictment alleged, in part, that the appellant stated under oath that he had never been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor punishable by jail time or a fine exceeding two hundred dollars,…