Legal Opinion

Hightower v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided November 18, 1981No. 61119PublishedCited by 150 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

TOM G. DAVIS, Judge.

Appeal is taken from a conviction for aggravated robbery. After finding appellant guilty, the jury assessed punishment, enhanced by a prior conviction, at 50 years.

In his first ground of error, appellant maintains the court erred in overruling his motion to quash the indictment. He contends the indictment was insufficient to provide him notice of the offense with which he was charged because the property description in the indictment is insufficient and the indictment fails to state who owned the property. The indictment under which appellant was prosecuted alleges…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Alejandro v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973
  2. Simpkins v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
  3. Smith v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976
  4. Young v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977
  5. Reese v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976

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3Cited by150 opinions

  1. Stoker v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1989
  2. O'CONNOR v. First Court of AppealsTexas Supreme Court · 1992
  3. DeVaughn v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1988
  4. Martinez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1993
  5. Bridge v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986

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