Case Name: Janet Arnold v. State
Court: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 1961-06-24
Citations: 171 Tex. Crim. 272
Docket Number: No. 33,613
Parties: Janet Arnold v. State
Judges: 
Reporter: Texas Criminal Reports
Volume: 171
Pages: 272–272

Head Matter:
Janet Arnold v. State
No. 33,613.
June 24, 1961
No attorney for appellant of record on appeal.
Frank Briscoe, District Attorney, Carl E. F. Dally, Edward D. Michalek, Jr., Assistants District Attorney, Houston, and Leon Douglas, State’s Attorney, Austin, for the state.

Opinion:
BELCHER, Judge.
The conviction is for shoplifting; the punishment, $50 and 15 days in jail.
The appellant and another were charged and tried jointly. In the same charge, the court submitted to the jury the question of the guilt of both parties. The single verdict of the jury found " the defendant guilty as charged ."
It is impossible to determine whether one or both of the parties were found guilty by the jury.
The verdict is fatally defective and requires a reversal. Meyer v. State, 102 Tex. Cr. R. 615, 279 S.W. 460; Davidson v. State, 131 Tex. Cr. R. 215, 97 S.W. 2d 698; Hines v. State, 48 Tex. Cr. R. 24, 85 S.W. 1057; Grayson v. State, 152 Tex. Cr. R. 62, 211 S. W. 2d 749; 42 Tex. Jur. 468, Sec. 367.
The judgment is reversed and the cause is remanded.
Opinion approved by the Court.