Texas Supreme Court July 1, 1869 (Perkins v. State)

Lindsay, J.

According to the rules of law, applicable to the facts proved upon the trial of this cause, there is an invincible and fatal objection to the verdict of the jury and judgment of the.court.

The charge is a felonious taking or stealing of certain personal property from the possession of the owner; embracing in it all the essential requisites of the crime of theft, as defined by the code.