Ex parte Porter

In Ex parte Porter, 827 S.W.2d 324, 327 (Tex. Crim. App. 1992), the Court held that the State need not allege which definition of "forgery" it seeks to prove. The State contends that "abduct" is no different than "forge." But Porter concerns the allegations the State must make in order for an indictment to allege an offense. It does not concern which allegations the State needs to make in order to provide notice. The Court did state that the particular definition of forgery was merely an evidentiary matter. But the Court also indicated that in the face of a motion to quash for lack of notice, the State would be required to make this allegation. Ibid.