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398 S.W.2d 283

Parsons v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided January 26, 1966

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · decided 1966-01-26

Relies on Martinez v. State · 324 Tex. Crim. 883 - Wright v. State

Decided 1966-01-26

MORRISON, Judge.

¶1The information attempts to charge a violation of Article 567b, Vernon’s Ann. P.C., for delivering a worthless check in the sum of $10.00; the punishment assessed was 30 days in jail and a fine of $150.00.

¶2Neither the complaint nor the information charges that the check was given with intent to defraud. The intent to defraud is an essential element of the offense. Art. 567b, Sec. 1, supra, Wright v. State, 168 Tex.Cr.R. 214, 324 S.W.2d 883, Martinez v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 325 S.W.2d 145, and the cases there cited.

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

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