DICE, Commissioner.
The conviction is under Art. 567b, Vernon's Ann.P.C., for the giving of a worthless check in the amount of $15, with punishment assessed at 30 days in jail and a fine of $25.
The complaint upon which the information is based fails to allege that the check was given with intent to defraud. The intent to defraud is an essential element of the offense. Art. 567b, Sec. 1, supra; Kuykendall v. State, 143 Tex.Cr.R. 607, 160 S.W.2d 525. Being...
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