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Waddell v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston, Fourteenth District
Apr 20, 1983
654 S.W.2d 752 (Tex. App. 1983)

Opinion

No. A14-82-400CR.

April 20, 1983.

Appeal from the District Court, Galveston County, Ronald L. Wilson, J.

Jim Schweitzer, Galveston, for appellant.

Wayne Johnson, III, Galveston, for appellee.

J. CURTISS BROWN, C.J., and DRAUGHN and ELLIS, JJ.


OPINION


ON MOTION FOR REHEARING

In his Motion for Rehearing, appellant argues that the court erred in concluding that Tex. Parks Wildlife Code Ann. § 76.112 (Vernon 1976) was not void for vagueness.

The court reaffirms the findings and holding on original submission in that regard. However, we notice, in light of our findings on original submission, the evidence presented at trial was insufficient to support appellant's conviction.

This Court determined that Section 76.112 provides that an individual may not take or possess a cargo of oysters of which more than five percent of the total number of oysters are between three-fourth inch and three inches. In so construing Sec. 76.112, we hold that the State failed to present sufficient evidence to support the conviction of appellant. One game warden testified at trial that he was taught to take "only five percent of the sacks, not of the entire cargo." He also testified that there were a number of unsacked oysters on board which were not included in the count. The testimony clearly shows the State failed to establish that the game wardens chose a random sample of five percent of the total number of oysters in accordance with the provisions of Sec. 76.112.

We reverse and remand with instructions to the trial court to enter an acquittal in favor of appellant as a matter of law.


Summaries of

Waddell v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston, Fourteenth District
Apr 20, 1983
654 S.W.2d 752 (Tex. App. 1983)
Case details for

Waddell v. State

Case Details

Full title:Hugh Kerr WADDELL, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee

Court:Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston, Fourteenth District

Date published: Apr 20, 1983

Citations

654 S.W.2d 752 (Tex. App. 1983)

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