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Hobbs v. StateHobbs v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Jan 10, 1962
34080
Reporters:
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Before:
McDonald
McDonald, judge.

The offense is felony theft; the punishment, enhanced under Article ‍​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‍63, Vernon’s *837 Ann.P.C., by three prior convictions for felonies less than capital, life imprisonment.

The State has confessed error in this case. We agree ‍​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‍that the cause must be reversed.

In the absence of any evidence to support the allegation that each succeeding offense was committed ‍​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‍after the judgment of conviction had become final in each prior conviction alleged for enhancement, the evidence is insufficient to sustain ‍​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‍this conviction. Rogers v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 333 S.W.2d 383; Guilliams v. State, 159 Tex.Cr.R. 81, 261 S.W.2d 598; also see (first Rogers case) Rogers v. ‍​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‍State, Tex.Cr.App., 325 S.W.2d 697.

The judgment is reversed and the cause remanded.

Case Details

Case Name: Hobbs v. State
Court Name: Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Date Published: Jan 10, 1962
Citations: 352 S.W.2d 836; 171 Tex. Crim. 607; 1962 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 1138; 34080
Docket Number: 34080
Court Abbreviation: Tex. Crim. App.
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