Case Name: DE PENA v. STATE
Court: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 1929-12-18
Citations: 25 S.W.2d 1106
Docket Number: No. 12815
Parties: DE PENA v. STATE.
Judges: 
Reporter: South Western Reporter Second Series
Volume: 25
Pages: 1106–1107

Head Matter:
DE PENA v. STATE.
No. 12815.
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.
Dec. 18, 1929.
State’s Rehearing Denied March 19, 1930.
. M. M: Winningham and M. Y. Ward, both, of El Paso, for appellant.
W. S. Berkshire, Dist. Atty., and J. D. Ras-berry, Asst. Dist. Atty., both, of El Paso, and A. A. Dawson, State’s Atty., of Austin, for the State.

Opinion:
LATT1MORE, J.
Conviction for murder;' punishment, death.
It is charged in the indictment herein that appellant "did then and there voluntarily kill Alfred o Acana by shooting him with a pistol, against the peace and dignity of the State." An indictment for murder which does not not charge that same was committed with malice aforethought will not sustain a judgment of conviction carrying with it a penalty greater than five years in the penitentiary. Swilley v. State (Tex. Or. App.) 25 S.W.(2d) 1098, opinion December 11, 1929. The indictment in the instant case fails to charge that the murder was committed with malice afores-thought.
Eor the reason mentioned, the judgment will be reversed and the cause remanded.