Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, 1961

King v. State

King v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Decided March 29, 1961 · Morrison
171 Tex. Crim. 34

King v. State

Opinion of the Court

ON MOTION FOR REHEARING

MORRISON, Judge.

Our prior opinion is withdrawn.

The offense is embezzlement; the punishment, 2 years.

The indictment in this case is fatally defective because it fails to allege the ownership of the funds which were embezzled. This is a matter of substance and may be raised at any time. See Ryan v. State, 76 Tex. Cr. Rep. 510,176 S. W. 49; Osborne v. State, 93 Tex. Cr. Rep. 54, 245 S. W. 928; and Martin v. State, 162 S. W. 2d 722.

For the defect pointed out, the judgment is reversed and the prosecution is ordered dismissed.

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