Court Opinion

ID: 9771051
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-29 16:29:47.119392+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T07:31:24.092467
License: Public Domain

ROBERTSON, Justice,
concurring.
Were I writing on a clean slate, I would hold that in a prosecution for burglary of a habitation with intent to commit aggravated assault where the evidence fails to show “an entry into a habitation,” as does the evidence in this case, aggravated assault is a lesser included offense of burglary of a habitation with intent to commit aggravated assault. Common sense seems to so dictate.
However, I acknowledge that based upon the cases from the court of criminal appeals, cited in the majority opinion, my view appears to run counter to their conclusion. I believe their interpretation is too technical and is illogical. However, as an intermediate court, we are bound by such decisions. With these brief thoughts, I concur.