Court Opinion

ID: 9771529
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-29 16:46:28.240172+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T15:41:14.689606
License: Public Domain

ODOM, Judge
(concurring).
I concur in the majority’s reasoning and disposition, but take this opportunity to express a second reason that dictates reversal.
It is well established that upon trial by jury, if the charge authorizes conviction under a theory not supported by the indictment, reversal will follow. E. g. Ross v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 487 S.W.2d 744; Dowden v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 537 S.W.2d 5. It follows that a conviction based solely upon a theory not supported by the indictment must fall. Such was the case here, as demonstrated by the facts set out in the majority opinion.
With these remarks, I join the majority.