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138 Tex. Crim. 179

135 S.W.2d 121

Evans v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided January 3, 1940

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · decided 1940-01-03

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CHRISTIAN, Judge.

¶1 The offense is forgery; the punishment, confinement in the penitentiary for two years.

¶2 There is a fatal variance between the purport and tenor clauses of the indictment. In the purport clause it is alleged that appellant made a false instrument in writing purporting to be the act of J. E. Masters, Sr. The alleged forged instrument, as set out in the indictment, is signed “Edd Masters.” The indictment embraces no innuendo averments explaining the connection between J. E. Masters, Sr., and Edd Masters. See Simms v. State, 32 S. W. (2d) 852. The State’s Attorney before this Court confesses error.

¶3 The judgment is reversed and the prosecution ordered dismissed.

¶4 The foregoing opinion of the Commission of Appeals has been examined by the Judges of the Court of Criminal Appeals and approved by the Court.

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