# State v. Edmond

> Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · October 2, 1996 · 933 S.W.2d 120

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/9645686

## Case

- **Full name:** The STATE of Texas, Appellant, v. Tony EDMOND, Appellee
- **Court:** Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
- **Decided:** October 2, 1996
- **Citations:** 933 S.W.2d 120; 1996 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 204; 1996 WL 557837
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Dissent by Overstreet
- **Judges:** Mansfield, Overstreet, Baird, Clinton, Meyers
- **Cited by:** 184 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

## Citator (automated)

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## How later opinions describe it (automated extraction)

- explaining that when charged with official oppression by mistreatment, the defendant must have known that the mistreatment alleged in the indictment was in fact unlawful in that it was either criminal or tortious
- explaining that when charged with official oppression by mistreatment, the defendant must have known the mistreatment alleged in the indictment was in fact unlawful in that it was either criminal or tortious
- holding that an indictment which tracks the language of a criminal statute is sufficient to allege an offense and to provide a defendant with notice of the charged offense
- holding that generally, an indictment that tracks statutory language proscribing certain conduct is sufficient to charge criminal offense
- holding a charging instrument that tracks the statutory language proscribing certain conduct is sufficient to charge a criminal offense

## Opinion text

OVERSTREET, Judge,
dissents with the following note:
I dissent to the majority opinion because I believe the Court of Appeals correctly decided all issues. The proper disposition is to acknowledge that this matter was improvidently granted.
MEYERS, J., not participating.

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