Puente, Julio Cesar ( 2010 )


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  •                IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
    OF TEXAS
    NO. PD-0364-10
    JULIO CESAR PUENTE, Appellant
    v.
    THE STATE OF TEXAS
    ON STATE’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW
    FROM THE FOURTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS
    HARRIS COUNTY
    HERVEY , J., filed a concurring opinion in which KELLER , P.J., and KEASLER , J.,
    joined.
    CONCURRING OPINION
    I join Judge Keasler’s concurring opinion and agree that the court of appeals should not have
    even addressed the merits of appellant’s claim. I would find it unnecessary to decide whether the
    indictment in this case was amended also because, even if it were amended, appellant engaged in a
    course of conduct that had the effect of waiving any requirement of an allegation in the indictment
    of “a child younger than fourteen years of age.” See Joseph v. State, 
    309 S.W.3d 20
    , 24-26 (Tex.
    Crim. App. 2010) (in absence of express and explicit waiver of Miranda rights, totality of
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    circumstances may show voluntary waiver of these rights); Trejo v. State, 
    280 S.W.3d 258
    , 263 (Tex.
    Crim. App. 2009) (Keller, P.J., concurring in the judgment) (“unless waived, an indictment is
    necessary to vest the trial court with personal jurisdiction in a felony case”).
    With these comments, I concur in the Court’s judgment.
    Hervey, J.
    Filed: September 22, 2010
    Publish
    

Document Info

Docket Number: PD-0364-10

Filed Date: 9/22/2010

Precedential Status: Precedential

Modified Date: 9/16/2015