Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Alan Joel Geick, Appellant v. the State of Texas
October 5, 20112011 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 1342
Summary
The Court affirmed the Court of Appeals' acquittal, holding that when an indictment incorporates a statutory definition to specify the manner of theft, the State must prove that element—here, deception—beyond a reasonable doubt, and that the hypothetically correct jury charge must reflect the specific method alleged in the indictment.