Legal Opinion

Furstonburg v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided October 24, 1945No. 23181PublishedCited by 11 opinions

The opinion states the case.

1Opinion of the Court

GRAVES, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of the offense of sodomy, and awarded the limit in punishment of fifteen years in the penitentiary.

There is no statement of facts in the record, it being conceded that the facts are sufficient to evidence the offense, provided the statute, Art. 524, P. C., is valid.

The only matter presented to us is the contention that the statute, Art. 524, P. C., is so vague and indefinite that same offends against Art. 6 of the Penal Code, and is therefore inoperative.

The statute, Art. 524, P. C., was amended in 1943, such amendment evidently being called for by reason…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Harvey v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1909
  2. Munoz v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1926

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Pruett v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1970
  2. Baker v. WadeDistrict Court, N.D. Texas · 1982
  3. Ferguson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
  4. Carter v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974
  5. Jemmerson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972

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