Legal Opinion

Wirges v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided April 9, 1975No. 49882PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ODOM, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of delivery of marihuana; punishment was assessed at ten years’ imprisonment; adult probation was granted by the court.

The appellant waived prosecution by indictment and consented to be charged by information. The date of the offense was June 6, 1974.

We have examined-the information and find it to be fundamentally defective for failure to allege the amount of marihuana delivered. Mears and Willis v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 520 S.W.2d 380 (1975); Wilson v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 520 S.W.2d 377 (1975). With regard to amount, the information states only that…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Wilson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1975
  2. Mears v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1975

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Suarez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976
  2. Saunders v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1975
  3. Tribble v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1975
  4. Finley v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1975
  5. Trevino v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1975

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