Legal Opinion

Morris v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided November 12, 1980No. 62737PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

TOM G. DAVIS, Judge.

Appeal is taken from a conviction for aggravated robbery. After the jury found appellant guilty, the court assessed punishment at thirty-five years.

In his first ground of error, appellant maintains that the court’s charge to the jury is fundamentally defective because it authorized a conviction on a theory not alleged in the indictment. Appellant filed a written objection to the court’s charge which complained of “the use of the words ‘threaten or’ ... for the reason that it permits [a] conviction on a theory not alleged in the indictment.” The objection was…

Also in this document: Dissent.

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Cumbie v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
  2. Robinson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977
  3. Gooden v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
  4. Lee v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
  5. Gonzales v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. State v. GanszSupreme Court of Iowa · 1985
  2. Arnold v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1983
  3. Johnson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1982
  4. Hardy v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1984
  5. Billy Raymond Hughes v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)2006

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