Pancho v. State

Citations

• 25 Tex. Ct. App. 402
• 8 S.W. 476
• 1888 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 70

Syllabus

<p>PLEADING!—INFORMATION, to be sufficient to charge an offense under the laws of this State, must allege the name of the accused, or must state that his name is unknown and give a reasonably accurate description of him. Another rule is that in “ alleging the name of the defendant, or of any other person necessary to be stated in an indictment or information, it shall be sufficient to state one or more of the initials of the Christian name, and the surname.” The information in this case merely impleads “ one Pancho,” and is insufficient.</p>