Coffee v. State

DAVIDSON, Judge.

Section 4 of Article 1546, Penal Code of 1925, created an offense commonly known as swindling by worthless check. Said statute was repealed in 1939, when the Legislature created the new and independent offense of the fraudulent acquisition of property by worthless check, appearing as Sec. 1 of Art. 567b, Vernon’s Ann. Tex. P. C., Vol. 1. Said statutes read as follows:

“Art. 1546. Specific acts; certain wrongful acts included. “Within the meaning of the term ‘swindling’ are included the following wrongful acts:

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“(Sec.) 4. The obtaining by any person of any…