State v. Allen

30 Tex. 59

• Court: Texas Supreme Court
• Decided: April 15, 1867
• Status: Published

Opinion

Donley, J.

It is alleged that the defendant, on the 1st day of May, in the year 1866, with force and arms, in the county of Van Zandt, in the State of Texas, did then and there make an assault in and upon one Wiley White, in the peace of God and said state then and there being, and did then and there beat, wound, bruise, and ill-treat him, the said Wiley White, and other wrongs to him the said Wiley White then and there did, &c. If the facts are true as alleged, the defendant was clearly guilty of an assault and batteiy.

A party who commits an assault and beats another certainly is guilty of a violation of law. The appellee has not appeared in this court. It has not been suggested in what respect the indictment is insufficient. If the act done is an assault in violation of law, it is not necessary to allege the intent with which the act was done to constitute an offense. The wrongful intent will be inferred from the illegal act which is done. The allegation of an intent is unnecessary to constitute an offense where the act alleged . to have been done is in violation of law. The judgment is reversed, and the cause.

Remanded.