Opinion

Day v. State

  • 532 S.W.2d 302
Court
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Filed
Feb 4, 1976
Status
Published
Author
Morrison
On the bench
Onion, Roberts, Odom, Douglas, Morrison
Cited by
302 cases

Overruled on other grounds by Hall v. State, 2007 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 625 (2007)

holding that “the offense of criminal trespass is a lesser[-]included offense of all three types of burglary,” and stating generally that “the elements of criminal trespass, including ‘notice,’ could be established by proof of the same facts necessary to prove the offense of burglary”

How later courts described this case

  • holding that “the offense of criminal trespass is a lesser[-]included offense of all three types of burglary,” and stating generally that “the elements of criminal trespass, including ‘notice,’ could be established by proof of the same facts necessary to prove the offense of burglary”
  • indicating that article 37.09 did not differ materially from predecessor statute in that both versions allowed conviction for lesser offenses even though elements of lesser offenses were not recited in charging instrument
  • “the elements of criminal trespass, including ‘notice,’ could be established by proof of the same facts necessary to prove the offense of burglary”
  • “it is difficult to imagine a situation where a person would recklessly enter a building or habitation and commit or attempt to commit a felony or theft”

Written by the judges who cited it.

Later courts went against this

  • Overruled on other grounds by Hall v. State, 2007 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 625 (2007)

    532 S.W.2d 302, 305-06 (Tex. Crim. App. 1975), abrogated on other grounds, Hall v. State, 225 S.W.3d 524, 527-31 (Tex. Crim.
    Court of Criminal Appeals of TexasMay 9, 200716 citing opinionsother groundsRead it
  • Disapproved in part by Hall, Aaron Junior (2007)

    We disapprove the statements in the opinion on rehearing in Day
    Court of Criminal Appeals of TexasMay 9, 2007in partRead it

The opinion

MORRISON, Judge

(concurring in part and dissenting in part on State’s Motion for Rehearing).

I agree with and congratulate my brother ODOM on the scholarly part II of his opinion.

I do not agree, however, that the evidence in this case raises the issue of criminal trespass, and therefore must vigorously dissent to part I of the opinion.

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.

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