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158 Tex. Crim. 428

Glover v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided February 25, 1953

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · decided 1953-02-25

Relies on 158 Tex. Crim. 41 - Pallage v. State

Decided 1953-02-25

DAVIDSON, Judge.

¶1This is a conviction for the misdemeanor offense of swindling by worthless check, under Art. 567b, Vernon’s P. C., with punishment assessed at 45 days in jail.

¶2As we pointed out in Pallage v. State, (Page 41, this volume), 253 S. W. 2d 47, knowledge on the part of the drawer or maker of the check that he did not have sufficient funds on deposit with the bank to pay the check is an essential element of the offense denounced by Sec. 1 of Art. 567b, Vernon’s P. C. See, also, Knight v. State, No. 26,051, (page 158, this volume).

¶3The instant information contains no such allegation and therefore does not charge the offense for which appellant has been here convicted.

¶4*429The judgment is reversed and the prosecution ordered diS' missed.

¶5Opinion approved by the court.

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