Nichols v. State

OPINION

DALLY, Commissioner.

The conviction is for burglary with the intent to commit theft; the punishment, six years imprisonment.

By ground of error number four, it is urged that the indictment failed to allege an offense and is too general, vague and indefinite to put the appellant on notice of what he had to defend against.

The appellant argues the indictment should allege: “What type of house was involved; where such house was located; and where any alleged force was applied; where or in what manner any alleged breaking or entering occurred; what was broken; what was entered; how it was…