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Hightower v. StateHightower v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas
Jun 4, 1887
No. 5264
Reporters:
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Before:
Willson
Willson, Judge.

An indictment or information for the offense ‍​​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‍of swindling, to be valid1, must allege that the injured party was induced to part with ‍​​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‍the ownership of the property acquired by the defendant by means of the false pretenses, etc., ‍​​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‍stated in said indictment or information. (Mathena v. The State, 15 Texas Ct. App., 473.)

In ‍​​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‍this case the information contains no such allegation, and is, therefore, substantially defective; wherefore the judgment ‍​​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‍is reversed and the prosecution is dismissed.

Reversed and dismissed.

Case Details

Case Name: Hightower v. State
Court Name: Court of Appeals of Texas
Date Published: Jun 4, 1887
Citations: 5 S.W. 343; 23 Tex. Ct. App. 451; 1887 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 106; No. 5264
Docket Number: No. 5264
Court Abbreviation: Tex. App.
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