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Brown v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Jun 2, 1965
391 S.W.2d 61 (Tex. Crim. App. 1965)

Opinion

No. 38303.

June 2, 1965.

Appeal from the County Court at Law No. 1, Lubbock County, James A. Ellis, J.

No attorney of record on appeal.

Leon B. Douglas, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


The complaint and information charge appellant with unlawfully and wilfully injuring personal property belonging to the City of Lubbock, to-wit, a pair of handcuffs by cutting them with a hack saw, the extent of the injury inflicted on said property being under the value of $50.00. Upon a plea of guilty, the Court found appellant guilty and his punishment was assessed at a fine of $125.00.

The judgment recites that appellant pleaded guilty to the information herein, to-wit: 'Unlawfully carry on and about his person a pistol.'

No Brief has been filed by either the appellant or the state.

We have no statement of facts nor bills of exception.

The variance between the judgment and the information is fatal. Acosta v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 385 S.W.2d 394.

This judgment is reversed and the cause is remanded.


Summaries of

Brown v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Jun 2, 1965
391 S.W.2d 61 (Tex. Crim. App. 1965)
Case details for

Brown v. State

Case Details

Full title:William Edward BROWN, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee

Court:Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Date published: Jun 2, 1965

Citations

391 S.W.2d 61 (Tex. Crim. App. 1965)

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