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Holloway v. State
583 S.W.2d 376
Tex. Crim. App.
1979
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*1 DOUGLAS, Before and ROBERTS ODOM, Billy HOLLOWAY, JJ. Appellant, Bell Texas, Appellee. The STATE of ODOM, Judge. from a conviction for punishment criminal wherein Panel No. 2. imprisonment and a days assessed at 90 left him Appellant’s fine. wife had $500 bursting and he was convicted of into the in the home of his father-in-law at one

morning demanding where she to know was.

Appellant’s first of error asserts failing prop- trial court erred in facts in its erly apply the law to the to the criminal information un- jury. The charged stated in der which Holloway did then part “Billy that: Bell knowingly enter Moore, a habitation of Eules consent of Eules Moore. effective jury as follows: The court evidence you find from the “Now if in Ellis beyond a reasonable doubt that on or about December, then and there enter controlled, occupied, and in the Moore, hereinafter without said and the said defend- tive consent do notice knew and had that his guilty find the defendant charged.” omission of the Appellant asserts that “intentionally knowingly” from words in that is fundamental knowledge intent are elements charge. included in the crime and must be court, charge, gave definitions of intentionally. this Court’s by This is controlled case Jordan, Howard C. Rubin and John F. West v. 567 S.W.2d disposition of Dallas, involving codefend- West’s and the cases ants, State, Tex.Cr.App., 572 Knize, County Atty. West v. Gene and Constance Tex.Cr. McGuire, County Atty., Asst. Wax- West, ahachie, the defend App., Aus- 103. In trespass. tin, with criminal was also ant State.

377 you find from the evidence Now if charged The indictment that he did “inten in doubt that Ellis beyond a reasonable knowingly in tionally and enter and remain about the on or a habitation” the stated jury charge while December, 1976, the jury it the could convict if found enter a and there did then unlawfully defendant then “did controlled, occupied, in the habitation enter and in a remain habitation. Moore, hereinafter V.T.C.A., This Court determined while that said expressly Penal Code 30.05 not Sec. does said defend- and the tive consent to do prescribe state, culpable culpa- a mental the had notice knew and intentionally, knowing- ble mental state of entry that was his ly, recklessly required or was as an element charged. guilty as defendant find the V.T.C.A., provisions of the offense by the added) (Emphasis Penal Code 6.02. The fundamental Sec. disagree contention We with the State’s in this trial case occurred when the those distinguishable from that this case is the charge jury court failed to the with all is It original opinion. the cases in cited conformity elements of offense with the in from the information abundantly clear charging the document. also Windham See the in former document charge the that the State, Tex.Cr.App., v. 530 S.W.2d 111. defendant was with properly alleged The criminal information and in intentionally entering a habitation necessary culpable the mental state of the jury not told to the the latter document charge jury offense but the the omitted to where the paragraph find this fact the this element. This constitutes fundamental jury was to facts. The applied the law error. appel- the only to find whether instructed forbidden, and this lant knew The is cause reversed the one from the con- a element was different remanded. of “know- taining culpable mental state a Before the en Court banc. entering the habita- ingly” or of the tion, required by as Section 30.05 OPINION ON STATE’S MOTION Penal Code. FOR REHEARING that en- Holloway that “knew” The fact do with nothing to try was forbidden had PHILLIPS, Judge. knowingly en- intentionally or he whether original appel- On submissionwe reversed entirely itself. is It tered the lant’s for the conviction offense of criminal may intend to person a not possible that the that fundamental his actions know that enter a habitation or this error in case occurred when the trial e., (i. a him enter habitation would cause to charge jury culpa- court failed to the with a accident) even if entry by mistake or ble mental in conformity state with the there. The was not welcome knew that he charging document. The cited West “know” in the word of a derivative of use State, Tex.Cr.App., v. West charge the connotes the information and State, meanings the information two different —in Tex.Cr.App.,574 S.W.2d phrase “entered a the the word modifies controlling. supplies charge it habitation” and in phrase “and had meaning further to The motion notice.” alleges distinguisha- that the cited cases are case, ble from instant none of insofar as “knew” use of the word We hold that the culpable the cited cases contained a mental element modify supplement that portion provide state in which an notice in the applied the law to the that jury facts. The court find instruction or “know- “intentionally” jury the instant cause as fol- either habitation, and conse- ingly” lows: entered quently, this case falls into the West line of

cases. rehearing State’s motion for is over-

ruled.

DALLY, J., dissents. *3 Tobin, Huntsville, on

Michael Austin, on rehearing, for the State. parte

Ex Donald Gene MIXON. CLINTON, Judge. Appeals Court of Criminal of application for writ of habeas En Banc. 11.07, V.A. pursuant to Article corpus filed 17, hearing C.C.P. After a November 1979. made and application the trial court 1979. lawof findings filed of fact and conclusions which, only provide pertinent part, ap- setting consideration for our suggest legal correctly plication but also relief that must follow: decision and FACT “FINDINGS OF Mixon, Petitioner, Donald Gene 1972 in the January of convicted Court, Deaf District 69th Judicial in Cause No. value grain over the 2190 for theft of $50.00, appealed. of Texas was insuffi- the evidence held that conviction, there- support the cient to and re- reversing judgment fore cause. Mixon v. manding petitioner August In in said Cause a second time tried for convicted, received No. years to seven from two a sentence of of Correc- Department in the Texas Upon petitioner’s tions. conviction, this second of Crimi- by the Court was affirmed opinion Per Curiam Appeals in its nal

Case Details

Case Name: Holloway v. State
Court Name: Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Date Published: Feb 21, 1979
Citation: 583 S.W.2d 376
Docket Number: 56087
Court Abbreviation: Tex. Crim. App.
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