Hall v. State

Citations

• 41 Tex. 287

Syllabus

<p>1. Theft—Charge of the court.—Upon a trial for theft of a hog, it is not error to instruct the jury that “killing the property of another is a sufficient taking to constitute theft, if the killing was done with the intent to deprive the owner of it, and to appropriate it to the use of the person killing.”</p> <p>2. Asportation—Theft.—The “ carrying away,” or “asportation,” which constitutes an essential element in larceny at common law, is not necessary, under our statute, to complete the offense..</p>