Opinion

Busby v. State

  • 171 Tex. Crim. 689
  • 353 S.W.2d 431
  • 1961 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 4574
Court
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Filed
Dec 13, 1961
Status
Published
Author
Dice
On the bench
Dice, McDonald
Cited by
1 cases

The opinion

ON MOTION FOR REHEARING

DICE, Judge.

Appellants reurges his contention that there was a fatal variance between the allegation in the indictment and proof as to the name of the prosecutrix. While the prosecutrix testified upon the trial that her name was not Dora Ybarra, as alleged in the indictment, but that it was Olivia Ybarra, the evidence shows that she used the name Dora Ybarra in making her outcry of the rape and reporting it to the police. The three police officers who investigated the case and testified upon the trial knew the prosecutrix by the name of Dora Ybarra. In his motion for instructed verdict, appellant referred to the prosecutrix as “Olivia Ybarra alias Dora Ybarra.” The prosecutrix being known by two names, it was sufficient to state either in the indictment, Art. 401, supra.

The motion for rehearing is overruled.

Opinion approved by the Court.

This is a copy of a public record, reproduced as it was published. It is not legal advice, and it may not be the version a court would rely on. Check the official source before you cite it.

A word about cookies

We need a few to keep you signed in and the library working. The rest help us see which pages people use and where they get stuck. They stay off unless you say yes.