Russaw v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Russaw v. State, 662 S.W.2d 1 (Tex. Crim. App. 1982)
1982 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 1130
McCormick

Russaw v. State

Opinion of the Court

OPINION

McCORMICK, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of aggravated robbery and punishment, enhanced by a pri- or felony conviction, was assessed at confinement for life. Appellant does not challenge the sufficiency of the evidence to support his conviction.

In a supplemental brief filed by counsel and in a pro se brief, appellant contends that the court’s charge is fundamentally defective as in Evans v. State, 606 S.W.2d 880 (Tex.Cr.App. 1980). Although I believe Evans was wrongly decided, a majority of this Court, to which I must unwillingly bow, has recently decided that Evans is founded upon “sound logical reasoning” and is the law in this State. Hill v. State, 640 S.W.2d 879 (1982). For the reasons expressed in my dissenting opinion in Hill v. State, supra, I would overrule this ground of error. However, in view of Hill v. State, supra, and the majority’s rule therein, this ground of error is sustained.

The judgment is reversed and the cause remanded for a new trial.

Reference

Full Case Name
Aubrey Leonard RUSSAW v. The STATE of Texas
Status
Published