Legal Opinion

Rogers v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided June 27, 1959No. 30872PublishedCited by 66 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WOODLEY, Judge.

The offense is passing as true a forged instrument in writing; the punishment, enhanced under Art. 63 P.C. by two prior convictions for felonies less than capital, life.

There are two reasons why the judgment of conviction cannot be affirmed. ■(1) The indictment alleged that appellant was convicted of burglary in Victoria County on December 1, 1948, and that after the conviction had become final he committed the offense of theft, a felony, and on March 28, 1951, was convicted of that offense in Criminal District Court of Harris County, Texas.

We find no evidence in the record as…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Arbuckle v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1937
  2. Parasco v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1958
  3. Armendariz v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1956
  4. Guilliams v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1953

3Cited by66 opinions

  1. Rummel v. EstelleSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  2. Brooks v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
  3. Hollins v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
  4. Rogers v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1960
  5. Tomlin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1987

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