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416 S.W.2d 427

Heard v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · decided 1967-06-14

Cited by 1 later decisions — most recently February 1968

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Relies on Ex Parte Davis · 171 Tex. Crim. 167 - Brown v. State · Sellars v. State

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Decided 1967-06-14

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¶1OPINION

WOODLEY, Presiding Judge.

¶2The offense is burglary of a private residence; the punishment, 99 years. (Art. 1391 Vernon’s Ann.P.C.)

¶3The indictment alleged a prior conviction for burglary of a private residence.

¶4The jury that had found appellant guilty found that the allegations as to the prior conviction were true and, as instructed by the court, assessed the punishment at 99 years.

¶5This case was tried under the 1965 Code of Criminal Procedure prior to the decision of this court on rehearing in Ex parte Davis, Tex.Cr.App., 412 S.W.2d 46, 50, which overruled Joseph v. State, Tex.Cr. App., 367 S.W.2d 330; Brown v. State, 171 Tex.Cr.R. 167, 346 S.W.2d 842; Sellars v. State, 401 S.W.2d 835; and Madeley v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 388 S.W.2d 187.

¶6The statute provides no maximum punishment for the offense of burglary of a private residence (Art. 1391 V.A.P.C.). Art. 62 P.C. did not authorize the 99 year *428term. Ex parte Davis, supra; Ex parte Balas, Tex.Cr.App., 412 S.W.2d 53; Ex parte Joseph, Tex.Cr.App., 414 S.W.2d 678.

¶7The judgment is reversed and the cause remanded.

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