Legal Opinion

Ex Parte Abbey

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided December 6, 1978No. 58266PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ROBERTS, Judge.

This is a post-conviction habeas corpus application. See Art. 11.07, Vernon’s Ann. C.C.P. Petitioner contends that the information in this case is fundamentally defective. 1 The trial court agrees with this contention and recommends that relief be granted on this basis. We hold that the information fails to allege a necessary element of the offense charged and is therefore fundamentally defective. Accordingly, we grant the requested relief.

Omitting the formal parts, the information reads as follows:

“. . . on or about the 11th day of September, 1977, Frank G. Abbey, Jr.,…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Ex Parte CannonCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976
  2. Garcia v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976
  3. Booker v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1975

3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Fitzgerald v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1990
  2. McWilliams v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1990
  3. Jones v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1981
  4. Whitlow v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980
  5. Ex Parte SeatonCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979

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