Freeman v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Freeman v. State, 157 Tex. Crim. 478 (Tex. Crim. App. 1952)
250 S.W.2d 223; 1952 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 1853
Morrison

Freeman v. State

Opinion of the Court

MORRISON, Judge.

The offense is misdemeanor theft; the punishment, 30 days in jail and a fine of $200.00.

Our able state’s attorney has confessed error herein because of a fatal defect in the information. He calls our attention to the fact that it fails to allege that the property stolen was taken from the possession of the owner, or from one who had possession thereof at the time it was taken.

Such an information does not charge an offense. Robinson v. State, 71 Tex. Cr. R. 561, 160 S. W. 456; Henley v. State, 135 S. W. 133; Taylor v. State, 86 Tex. Cr. R. 463, 217 S. W. 937; Ryan v. State, 76 Tex. Cr. R. 510, 176 S. W. 49.

The judgment is reversed and the prosecution ordered dismissed.

Reference

Full Case Name
Elmer Freeman v. State
Cited By
2 cases
Status
Published