56 Tex. Crim. 65
118 S.W 1031
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided April 28, 1909
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · decided 1909-04-28
<p>Abandonment of Wife—Affidavit—Information.</p> <p>In a prosecution of husband abandoning wife, where there was no affidavit supporting the information, the prosecution could not be maintained.</p>
Decided 1909-04-28
¶1 This is a conviction of appellant on a charge of abandoning his wife, his punishment being assessed at $100 fine.
¶2 There is no affidavit in this record accompanying the information without which a successful prosecution can not be had.
¶3 Accordingly the judgment is reversed and the prosecution ordered dismissed.
¶4 Dismissed.