Court Opinion

ID: 9684778
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-24 14:11:35.59991+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:17:59.519150
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DALLY, Judge,
concurring and dissenting opinion.
I concur in the result and believe the judgment should be affirmed; however, I do not agree with all of the language used. I dissent to the disposition of the appellant’s sixth ground of error. I do not believe that Article 37.07, V.A.C.C.P. requires the deletion from the information and judgment of the prior conviction language showing the appellant had been charged with theft of an automobile when he was convicted of the lesser included offense of unauthorized use of an automobile. The holding in Fairris v. State, 515 S.W.2d 921 (Tex.Cr.App.1974) is contrary to the holding of the majority in this ease; yet Fairris v. State, supra, is not overruled by the majority. I believe Fairris v. State, supra, is correct and the opinion here is incorrect.