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BURLESON v. STATE

No. 39697.

403 S.W.2d 143 (1966)

H. L. BURLESON, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

June 1, 1966.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

T. M. Reid, Abilene (on appeal only), for appellant.

Leon B. Douglas, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

OPINION

BELCHER, Commissioner.

The conviction is under Art. 567b, Vernon's Ann.P.C., for the giving of a worthless check in the amount of $21.85; the punishment was assessed at thirty days in jail and a fine of fifty dollars.

The intent to defraud is an essential element of the offense here charged. Art. 567b, Sec. 1, supra.

The failure to allege in the complaint that the check was given with the intent to defraud renders it invalid. Hence...

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