Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, 1930

Allen v. State

Allen v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Decided April 2, 1930 · Lattimore
26 S.W.2d 919; 114 Tex. Crim. 575; 1930 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 245 (South Western Reporter, Second Series)

Allen v. State

Opinion of the Court

LATTIMORE, Judge.

Conviction for murder; punishment, fifteen years in the penitentiary.

The indictment in this case failed to allege that the killing was upon malice aforethought. Punishment assessed was for more than five years. A conviction for a penalty greater than five years can not be sustained under such indictment. Swilley v. State, No. 12792, opinion December 11, 1929.

The judgment will be reversed and the cause remanded, and if the State desires to inflict a penalty greater than five years, the necessity for a new indictment is suggested.

Reversed and remanded.

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