Legal Opinion

Ex Parte Osbourn

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided December 20, 1978No. 59776PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ONION, Presiding Judge.

This is a post-conviction proceeding brought under Article 11.07, V.A.C.C.P.

On August 17, 1976 the petitioner was found guilty of delivery of marihuana and his punishment was assessed by the jury at three (3) years’ confinement in the Department of Corrections.

It is petitioner’s contention that the indictment under which he was convicted is fundamentally defective for failure to allege the amount delivered leaving the penalty to be assessed vague and uncertain. 1

We do not agree that the indictment is fundamentally defective, but an examination of the indictment…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Suarez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976
  2. Whitaker v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Holland v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1981
  2. Ex Parte BarceloCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
  3. White v. DavisSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2003
  4. Freeman v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)1999
  5. Wallace v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1989

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