THORNTON v. STATE

No. 50585.

529 S.W.2d 539 (1975)

Charles L. THORNTON, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

November 19, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeff Morehouse and J. Walter Park, IV (Both Court-appointed), San Antonio, for appellant.

Ted Butler, Dist. Atty., Gus E. Wilcox and Susan D. Reed, Asst. Dist. Attys., San Antonio, Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty., and David S. McAngus, Asst. State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


OPINION

GREEN, Commissioner.

In a trial before the court, appellant was convicted of unlawful possession of a short-barrel firearm. Punishment was assessed at ten years.

In two grounds of error, appellant contends that the charges against him should have been dismissed because the allegations in the indictment (1) fail to charge an offense and (2) fail to charge the offense in a manner sufficiently specific to apprise him of the grounds of prosecution...

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