Sansbury v. State

Citations

• 4 Tex. Ct. App. 99

Syllabus

<p>1. Theft—Indictment. — The word “property” being a term of more extensive signification than the words “ corporeal personal property,” and comprehending the latter and all other descriptions of property, an indictment for theft may, in the allegation of ownership, use the general word “property,” instead of the phrase “corporeal personal property.”</p> <p>2. Same.—National bank-notes are “property,” and United States treasury-notes are both “property” and “money,” within the provisions of the Code defining theft.</p> <p>3. Continuance. — A first continuance is a matter of right when the requirements of the statute have been complied with.</p>