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346 S.W.2d 123

Hamilton v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · decided 1961-05-10

Cited by 20 later decisions — most recently February 1975

20 state decisions

Relies on Bryant v. State

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Decided 1961-05-10

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MORRISON, Judge.

¶1The offense is the unlawful injury to real property; the punishment, 10 days in jail and a fine of $50.

¶2No statement of facts accompanies the record.

¶3Appellant contends that, since the information alleged injury to property belonging to the City of Lubbock, the penalty of 10 days in jail was not authorized by the statute, and relies upon Bryant v. State, 166 Tex.Cr.R. 492, 316 S.W.2d 421. Prosecution in Bryant was instituted under Article 859, V.A.P.C., whereas the information in the case at bar alleges the value of the property injured, thereby demonstrating that the prosecution was instituted under Article 1350, V.A.P.C., as amended in 1957.

¶4The punishment assessed in this case is within that provided by Article 1350, supra.

¶5The judgment is affirmed.

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