Nicholson v. State

Citations

• 3 Tex. Ct. App. 31

Syllabus

<p>Malicious Mischief—Indictment.—Article 713 of the Penal Code (Pose. Dig., art. 2343) provides that the willful killing, etc., of certain animals, with intent to injure the owner, shall be punished by a fine not less than three nor more than ten times the amount of the injury done the owner. jHeld, that an indictment under this article must allege the amount of injury done the owner. If it alleges the value of the animal killed, but not the amount of injury done the owner, it is bad on motion in arrest of judgment.</p>