Legal Opinion

Alfred v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided August 11, 1983No. A14-82-457CRPublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

DRAUGHN, Justice.

Appeal is taken from a conviction of theft pursuant to a jury trial. Punishment, enhanced by two prior felony convictions, was assessed at life imprisonment.

Appellant contends that the trial court erred by refusing to grant a charge on the lesser included offense of misdemeanor theft. He further asserts that the conviction is void because the statutory definition of “person” violates due process of law as it is vague and indefinite. Finding these contentions without merit, we affirm the conviction.

As to appellant’s first ground of error, the record does not reflect…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Martinez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Farrell v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1992
  2. Sims v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1987
  3. Adron Slough v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2010
  4. Adron Slough v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2010
  5. Dimitri Alexander Graves v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)2018

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