Ridgeway v. State

Citations

• 41 Tex. 231

Syllabus

<p>1. Indictment—Theft.—An indictment for theft which fails to charge that the property alleged to have been unlawfully taken was taken “with intent to deprive the owner of the value of the same” is bad.</p> <p>2. Indictment—Certainty.—An indictment for theft should describe the property with reasonable certainty, when it is practicable to do so; and if the theft be of coin, the character of the coin should be stated. When a particular description cannot be given, that fact should be stated in the indictment.</p>