Bell Crawford v. State

DAVIDSON, Presiding Judge.

Appellants were convicted of theft. The complaint upon which the information is based does not begin “In the name and by the authority of the State of Texas.” The information does begin “In the name and by the authority of the State of Texas.” Motion in arrest of judgment was made because the complaint did not begin with the constitutional requirements: “In the name and by the authority of the State of Texas.” This question has been before the court in several cases. It has been held that if the prosecution is upon an information it is not essential that the…