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Sellers v. StateSellers v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
May 19, 1976
No. 50830
Reporters:
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Before:
Onion

OPINION

ON APPELLANT’S MOTION „ FOR REHEARING

ONION, Presiding Judge.

Our opinion on original submission is withdrawn ‍​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌‍and the following is substituted in lieu thereof.

The appellant appeals from a robbery by assault conviction. The punishment was assessed by the jury at twenty (20) years. The ‍​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌‍offense was shown to have occurred on *565March 18, 1973. The indictment was presented on April 12, 1973.

On rehearing it is called to our attention that the indictment in ‍​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌‍the instant cause contains the same fundamental defect as that found in Lucero v. State, 502 S.W.2d 128 (Tex.Cr.App.1973), in that it fails to allege “to whom the property allegedly taken ‍​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌‍belonged.” See also Bouie v. State, 528 S.W.2d 587 (Tex.Cr.App.1975); French v. State, 531 S.W.2d 613 (Tex.Cr.App.1975); Arline v. State, 529 S.W.2d 73 (Tex.Cr.App.1975); Ainsworth v. State, 531 S.W.2d 613 (Tex.Cr.App.1975); Batro v. State, 531 S.W.2d 614 (Tex.Cr.App.1975).

The appellant’s motion is granted, the ‍​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌‍order of affirmance is withdrawn, and the judgment is reversed and the cause remanded.

Case Details

Case Name: Sellers v. State
Court Name: Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Date Published: May 19, 1976
Citations: 536 S.W.2d 564; 1976 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 952; No. 50830
Docket Number: No. 50830
Court Abbreviation: Tex. Crim. App.
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