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Hawkins v. StateHawkins v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Oct 28, 1964
37188
Reporters:
,
Before:
Woodley
*417 WOODLEY, Presiding Judge.

The offense is theft by bailee; the punishment, ‍‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‍S days in jail and a fine of $75.

The State does not seek affirmance of this conviction for the reason ‍‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‍that there is no allegation in the complaint and information as to the value of the property alleged to have ‍‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‍been appropriated.

Without such an allegation the punishment cannot be determined. Art. 1429, Sec. 1, Vernon’s Ann.P.C.; 5 Branch’s Ann.P.C. ‍‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‍2d Ed., Sec. 2674, p. 120; Price v. State, 165 Tex.Cr.R. 326, 308 S.W.2d 47, and cases cited.

The judgment is reversed and ‍‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‍the prosecution under the complaint and information is ordered dismissed.

Case Details

Case Name: Hawkins v. State
Court Name: Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Date Published: Oct 28, 1964
Citations: 383 S.W.2d 416; 1964 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 1096; 37188
Docket Number: 37188
Court Abbreviation: Tex. Crim. App.
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