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Ex Parte Wong

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, En Banc
Feb 18, 1981
612 S.W.2d 548 (Tex. Crim. App. 1981)

Opinion

No. 67084.

February 18, 1981.

Appeal from the 147th Judicial District Court, Travis County, Mace B. Thurman, Jr., J.

Robert Huttash, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

Before the court en banc.


OPINION


This is an application for a post-conviction writ of habeas corpus which was submitted to this Court by the trial court pursuant to the provisions of Art. 11.07, V.A.C.C.P.

Petitioner was convicted of the offense of possession of cocaine, a controlled substance, in Cause No. 50,717 in the 147th Judicial District Court of Travis County. Punishment was assessed at imprisonment for 4 years probated.

Petitioner contends that the indictment in this case is fundamentally defective because it fails to allege an offense. A fundamentally defective indictment is subject to collateral attack. Ex parte Charles, 582 S.W.2d 836 (Tex.Cr.App. 1979).

On the date alleged and proved, cocaine was not specifically named in a penalty group of the Controlled Substances Act. Art. 4476-15, V.A.C.S. Therefore, the indictment failed to state an offense. Crowl v. State, 611 S.W.2d 59 (1980); Taylor v. State, 610 S.W.2d 471 (1981). Petitioner is thus entitled to relief.

Accordingly, the judgment of conviction in Cause No. 50,717 is set aside and the indictment is ordered dismissed. Petitioner is ordered discharged from all further confinement under this conviction. A copy of this opinion will be sent to the Texas Department of Corrections.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

McCORMICK, J., dissents.


Summaries of

Ex Parte Wong

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, En Banc
Feb 18, 1981
612 S.W.2d 548 (Tex. Crim. App. 1981)
Case details for

Ex Parte Wong

Case Details

Full title:Ex parte Dan WONG, Appellant

Court:Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, En Banc

Date published: Feb 18, 1981

Citations

612 S.W.2d 548 (Tex. Crim. App. 1981)

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