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347 S.W.2d 718

Arnold v. State

Decided June 24, 1961

Cited by 1 later decisions — most recently January 1962

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Relies on 102 Tex. Crim. 648 - Williams v. State · Ex parte Horn · Mason v. State

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Decided 1961-06-24

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BELCHER, Commissioner.

¶1The conviction is for shoplifting; the punishment, $50 and 15 days in jail.

¶2The appellant and another were charged and tried jointly. In the same charge, the court submitted to the jury the question of the guilt of both parties. The single ver-diet of the jury found “ … fendant guilty as charged … the de- * !>

¶3It is impossible to determine whether one or both of the parties were found guilty by the jury.

¶4- The verdict is fatally defective and requires a reversal. Meyer v. State, 102: Tex.Cr.R. 615, 279 S.W. 460; Davidson v.. State, 131 Tex.Cr.R. 215, 97 S.W.2d 698;. Hines v. State, 48 Tex.Cr.R. 24, 85 S.W., 1057; Grayson v. State, 152 Tex.Cr.R. 62, 211 S.W.2d 749; 42 Tex.Jur. 468, Sec. 367.

¶5The judgment is reversed and the cause is remanded.

¶6Opinion approved by the Court.

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