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BRUCE v. STATE

No. 07-81-0001-CR.

622 S.W.2d 624 (1981)

Paula BRUCE, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Amarillo.

Rehearing Denied October 21, 1981.

Discretionary Review Refused December 23, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wicks & Lee, William E. Lee, Ralls, for appellant.

J. Billy Marley and John L. Barnhill, Crosbyton, for appellee.

Before REYNOLDS, C. J., and DODSON and BOYD, JJ.

REYNOLDS, Chief Justice.

Appellant Paula Bruce waived indictment and subsequently was prosecuted for murder on an information.1 A jury found her guilty and assessed her punishment at ten years confinement. Because the information is fundamentally defective, we must reverse and dismiss.

The information commences with these words:

I, J. BILLY MARLEY District Attorney of Crosby County, in said State do present unto said Court...

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