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587 S.W.2d 428

Schwein v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided October 10, 1979

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · decided 1979-10-10

Relies on Chance v. State · Zachery v. State

Decided 1979-10-10

¶1OPINION

DOUGLAS, Judge.

¶2This is an appeal from a revocation of probation. The original conviction was for aggravated promotion of prostitution. Appellant pled guilty pursuant to a plea bargain agreement. No appeal was taken.

¶3We are initially confronted with a fundamentally defective indictment in the original cause which requires review as unassigned error “in the interest of justice.” Article 40.09, Section 13, V.A.C.C.P. See Zachary v. State, 552 S.W.2d 136 (Tex.Cr.App.1977).

¶4The indictment alleges that on or about December 23, 1976, Schwein did “then and there manage and control a prostitution enterprise that uses two prostitutes, to-wit: Shirley Jean Collinsworth and Ennen Elaine Jones.” There is no allegation that appellant did so “knowingly.”

¶5This writer still believes it is impossible to manage and control a prostitution enterprise without knowing it. See Chance v. State, 563 S.W.2d 812 (Tex.Cr.App.1978), dissenting opinion on State’s motion for rehearing. But the majority of this Court has held to the contrary. Chance v. State, supra.

¶6Because the indictment does not support the conviction, the order revoking probation is reversed and the prosecution is ordered dismissed.

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