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CARPENTER v. STATE

No. 53314.

551 S.W.2d 724 (1977)

Ricky Lawrence CARPENTER, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

Rehearing Denied June 22, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Louis Dugas, Jr., Orange, for appellant.

Bill A. Martin, Dist. Atty., and Monte D. Lawlis, Asst. Dist. Atty., Jasper, Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty., and David S. McAngus, Asst. State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

OPINION

ROBERTS, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for aggravated kidnapping. The jury assessed punishment at 60 years' confinement in the Texas Department of Corrections. Because the indictment fails to allege an offense over which the District Court had jurisdiction, the judgment must be reversed.

Omitting the formal parts, the indictment alleges that on or about June 20, 1975, appellant:

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