Home/Texas Supreme Court/State v. Sherlock

State v. Sherlock

26 Tex. 106
CourtTexas Supreme Court
DecidedJuly 1, 1861
StatusPublished
Cited by6 cases

This text of 26 Tex. 106 (State v. Sherlock) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Texas Supreme Court primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook
State v. Sherlock, 26 Tex. 106 (Tex. 1861).

Opinion

Bell, J.

The exception to the indictment was properly sustained by the court below. The indictment did not charge that the goods were taken with the intent to deprive the owner of the value of the same, and to appropriate them to the use of the person taking them.

The intent to deprive the owner of the goods taken of the value of them, and to appropriate "them to. the use or benefit of the person who takes them, is an essential ingredient in the crime of theft, and ought to be charged in the indictment.

The judgment of the court below is affirmed.

Judgment affirmed.

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

Related

Studer v. State
799 S.W.2d 263 (Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, 1990)
Jones v. State
8 S.W. 801 (Court of Appeals of Texas, 1888)
Willis v. State
6 S.W. 856 (Court of Appeals of Texas, 1888)
Peralto v. State
17 Tex. Ct. App. 578 (Court of Appeals of Texas, 1885)
Williams v. State
12 Tex. Ct. App. 395 (Court of Appeals of Texas, 1882)

Cite This Page — Counsel Stack

Bluebook (online)
26 Tex. 106, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/state-v-sherlock-tex-1861.