Case Name: Frank M. Snyder v. State
Court: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 1959-10-28
Citations: 168 Tex. Crim. 482
Docket Number: No. 30,986
Parties: Frank M. Snyder v. State.
Judges: 
Reporter: Texas Criminal Reports
Volume: 168
Pages: 482–483

Head Matter:
Frank M. Snyder v. State.
No. 30,986.
October 28, 1959.
State’s Motion for Rehearing Granted November 25, 1959.
Clyde W. Vinson, San Angelo, for appellant.
Leon Douglas, State’s Attorney, Austin, for the state.

Opinion:
DAVIDSON, Judge.
This is a conviction for driving while intoxicated upon a public highway, with punishment assessed at three days in jail and a fine of $50.
The complaint upon which the information in this case was presented states that the affiant has "good reason to believe and charge" that the appellant committed the offense charged.
It will be noted that nowhere therein does the affiant swear that he "does believe" that appellant committed the offense.
A complaint sworn to only on belief is bad and will not support an information. Art. 222, Sec. 2, C.C.P.; Betels v. State, 145 Texas Cr. Rep. 368, 168 S.W. 2d 499; Ex parte Luehr, 159 Texas Cr. Rep. 566, 266 S.W. 2d 375; Branch's P.C., 2 Ed., Vol. 1, Sec. 498, p. 485.
The complaint being fatally defective, the prosecution must be dismissed.
The conviction is reversed and the prosecution ordered dismissed.