Case Name: CALLOWAY v. STATE
Court: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 1933-03-29
Citations: 58 S.W.2d 821
Docket Number: No. 15917
Parties: CALLOWAY v. STATE.
Judges: 
Reporter: South Western Reporter Second Series
Volume: 58
Pages: 821–821

Head Matter:
CALLOWAY v. STATE.
No. 15917.
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.
March 29, 1933.
Martin & Shipman, of Abilene, for appellant.
Lloyd W. Davidson, State’s Atty., of Austin, for the State.

Opinion:
' LATTIMORE, Judge.
Conviction for attempt at burglary; punishment, two years in the penitentiary.
Eor two reasons we are compelled to hold the indictment in this case had. Same contains no averment of the fact that appellant attempted to enter the store with the fraudulent intent to take therefrom, etc. That an indictment charging the offense herein involved must contain the allegation of such fraudulent intent is affirmed in Newman v. State, 113 Tex. Cr. R. 517, 23 S.W.(2d) 367.
We further note that said indictment does not allege that appellant attempted to break and enter the house with the intent to fraudulently take therefrom corporeal personal property therein being and belonging to J. T. Leeson from the possession of said Leeson, etc. There should be an allegation in the indictment that the property was then in the possession of Leeson, and that appellant intended to take it from such possession.
Eor the defects mentioned, the judgment must be reversed, and the prosecution ordered dismissed.