Legal Opinion

Trevino v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided March 12, 1975No. 49822PublishedCited by 50 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

DAVIS, Commissioner.

Appeal is taken from a conviction for defrauding with a worthless check where trial was before the court upon a plea of guilty. Punishment was assessed at five years.

At the outset, appellant contends that the indictment was insufficient as a matter of law to support the conviction.

Appellant’s complaint, raised for the first time on appeal, is that the indictment “does not adequately describe or set out the property obtained or the services rendered in exchange for the check.” The check, in the amount of $239.40, is set forth in the indictment, and the indictment…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Santobello v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. American Plant Food Corporation v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974
  3. Standley v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1975
  4. Reyna v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1968
  5. Faz v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974

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3Cited by50 opinions

  1. Lewis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1975
  2. Gutierrez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2003
  3. Wester v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976
  4. Parr v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
  5. Dennis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983

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