Legal Opinion

Ex Parte Eldridge

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided November 1, 1978No. 58265PublishedCited by 15 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. Appellant contends that the felony information used to commence the prosecution against him is fundamentally defective. The trial court has recommended that the relief requested be granted. We agree and grant the requested relief.

Omitting the formal parts, the information alleges that on or about September 21, 1974, in Dallas County, appellant

“did unlawfully, then and there, knowingly and intentionally carry on and about his person a handgun, and the GRAND JURORS AFORESAID, further…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Tew v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977
  2. Suarez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976
  3. Chapple v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1975
  4. Carpenter v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977

3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Thompson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
  2. Wisdom v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
  3. Gardner v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
  4. Labelle v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
  5. State v. PierceCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1991

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