Gonzales v. State

Feb 1, 1933
No. 15574.
Reporters:
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Before:
Lattimore
LATTIMORE, Judge.

Conviction for assault with a prohibited ‍​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‍weapon; punishment, six months in the county jail.

The indictment in this case is insufficient. ‍​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‍It fails to allege that the assault was “wilfully” made. Such averment is necessary. ‍​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‍Johnson v. State, 101 Texas Crim. Rep., 217; Moore v. State, 16 S. W. (2d) ‍​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‍1089; Ham v. State, 118 Texas Crim. Rep., 271.

The judgment will be reversed and the ‍​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‍prosecution ordered dismissed.

Reversed and prosecution ordered dismissed.