Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, 1965

McCafferty v. State

McCafferty v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Decided November 3, 1965 · Morrison
395 S.W.2d 38; 1965 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 1181 (South Western Reporter, Second Series)

McCafferty v. State

Opinion of the Court

MORRISON, Judge.

The complaint and information charge appellant with the offense of aggravated assault upon a policeman while in the discharge of his duties. Upon a plea of guilty the Court found appellant guilty of the offense of driving while intoxicated.

The variance between the judgment and the information is fatal. Brown v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 391 S.W.2d 61, and Acosta v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 385 S.W.2d 394, and cases there cited.

The judgment is reversed and the cause is remanded.

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