Opinion

Heard v. State

  • 416 S.W.2d 427
  • 1967 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 923
Court
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Filed
Jun 14, 1967
Status
Published
Author
Woodley
On the bench
Woodley
Cited by
1 cases
Authority
More cited than 60.5%

The opinion

OPINION

WOODLEY, Presiding Judge.

The offense is burglary of a private residence; the punishment, 99 years. (Art. 1391 Vernon’s Ann.P.C.)

The indictment alleged a prior conviction for burglary of a private residence.

The jury that had found appellant guilty found that the allegations as to the prior conviction were true and, as instructed by the court, assessed the punishment at 99 years.

This case was tried under the 1965 Code of Criminal Procedure prior to the decision of this court on rehearing in Ex parte Davis, Tex.Cr.App., 412 S.W.2d 46, 50 , which overruled Joseph v. State, Tex.Cr. App., 367 S.W.2d 330 ; Brown v. State, 171 Tex.Cr.R. 167 , 346 S.W.2d 842 ; Sellars v. State, 401 S.W.2d 835 ; and Madeley v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 388 S.W.2d 187 .

The statute provides no maximum punishment for the offense of burglary of a private residence (Art. 1391 V.A.P.C.). Art. 62 P.C. did not authorize the 99 year *428 term. Ex parte Davis, supra; Ex parte Balas, Tex.Cr.App., 412 S.W.2d 53 ; Ex parte Joseph, Tex.Cr.App., 414 S.W.2d 678 .

The judgment is reversed and the cause remanded.

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