Morris v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
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
- Cumbie v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
- Robinson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977
- Gooden v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
- Lee v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
- Gonzales v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
3Cited by6 opinions
- State v. GanszSupreme Court of Iowa · 1985
- Arnold v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1983
- Johnson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1982
- Hardy v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1984
- Billy Raymond Hughes v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)2006
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