Legal Opinion

Cox v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided January 17, 1968No. 40938PublishedCited by 31 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

MORRISON, Judge.

The offense is attempted burglary with five prior convictions alleged for enhancement; the punishment, life.

Appellant’s sole ground of error is that reversible error was committed when in violatiqn of Article 36.01(1), Vernon’s Ann.C.C.P., the entire indictment, alleging the instant offenses of burglary and attempted burglary with five prior convictions alleged for enhancement, was read to the jury by the District Attorney at the commencement of the hearing on the issue of guilt or innocence.

No federal constitutional question is presented, Spencer v. State of Texas, 385…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Spencer v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Kelley v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1925

3Cited by31 opinions

  1. Frausto v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1982
  2. Reed v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973
  3. Jones v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2003
  4. Bell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974
  5. McCullough v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1968

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