1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. S.W.2d
  4. 522 S.W.2d
  5. 522 S.W.2d 199 (1975)
 

HARRIS v. STATE

Nos. 49791, 49987.

522 S.W.2d 199 (1975)

Arthur Franklin HARRIS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee. Berdell JONES, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

April 30, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Scott McDowell, Dallas, for Harris.

Stephen L. Halsey, Dallas, Court appointed, for Jones.

Henry Wade, Dist. Atty., W. T. Westmoreland, Jr., Phil Adams and Jerry Banks, Asst. Dist. Attys., Dallas, Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty., and David S. McAngus, Asst. State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

OPINION

GREEN, Commissioner.

In a joint trial before a jury, appellants were convicted of rape by force and threats. Punishment was assessed by the court (1) for appellant Arthur Franklin Harris, enhanced under Art. 63, Vernon's Ann.P.C., life; (2) for appellant Berdell Jones, sixty years.

We conclude that the judgments of both appellants must be reversed for fundamental error in the court's charges to the jury at the guilt stage.

A separate...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases