Chance v. State

OPINION

TOM G. DAVIS, Judge.

Appeal is taken from a conviction for aggravated promotion of prostitution. Trial was before the court upon a plea of guilty and punishment was assessed at seven years.

At the outset, we are confronted with a fundamentally defective indictment which requires review as unassigned error “in the interest of justice” under Art. 40.09, Sec. 13, V.A.C.C.P. See Zachery v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 552 S.W.2d 136.

V.T.C.A., Penal Code, Sec. 43.04(a), “Aggravated Promotion of Prostitution,” provides:

“A person commits an offense if he knowingly owns, invests in, finances, controls,…