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Mccafferty v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Nov 3, 1965
395 S.W.2d 38 (Tex. Crim. App. 1965)

Opinion

No. 38672.

November 3, 1965.

Appeal from the County Court at Law No. 2, Lubbock County, Pat S. Moore, J.

No attorney on appeal.

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


The complaint and information charge appellant with the offense of aggravated assault upon a policeman while in the discharge of his duties. Upon a plea of guilty the Court found appellant guilty of the offense of driving while intoxicated.

The variance between the judgment and the information is fatal. Brown v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 391 S.W.2d 61, and Acosta v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 385 S.W.2d 394, and cases there cited.

The judgment is reversed and the cause is remanded.


Summaries of

Mccafferty v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Nov 3, 1965
395 S.W.2d 38 (Tex. Crim. App. 1965)
Case details for

Mccafferty v. State

Case Details

Full title:Marion Kenneth McCAFFERTY, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee

Court:Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Date published: Nov 3, 1965

Citations

395 S.W.2d 38 (Tex. Crim. App. 1965)

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