Case Name: BELL v. STATE
Court: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 1951-03-21
Citations: 240 S.W.2d 302
Docket Number: No. 25178
Parties: BELL v. STATE.
Judges: 
Reporter: South Western Reporter Second Series
Volume: 240
Pages: 302–304

Head Matter:
BELL v. STATE.
No. 25178.
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.
March 21, 1951.
On Rehearing May 9, 1951.
Rehearing Denied June 20, 1951.
Davenport & Davenport, Walter Goldberg, of San Angelo, for appellant.
George P. Blackburn, State’s Atty., of Austin, for the State.

Opinion:
DAVIDSON, Commissioner.
This is a conviction for aggravated assault with a motor vehicle, with punishment assessed at a fine of $50.
The complaint upon which the information is predicated recites that the affiant thereto "had good reason to believe and charges
We have repeatedly held that, in obedience to the provisions of Sec. 2 of Art. 222, C.C.P., the affiant to the complaint must state, in addition to his good reason to believe, that he "does believe" that the offense alleged has been committed. Cook v. State, 137 Tex.Cr.R. 492, 132 S.W.2d 404; Betels v. State, 145 Tex.Cr.R. 368, 168 S.W.2d 499; Ex Parte Glass, 151 Tex.Cr.R. 23, 205 S.W.2d 46.
The complaint being fatally defective, the judgment is reversed and prosecution ordered dismissed.
Opinion approved by the Court.