Hampton v. State

ON MOTION FOR REHEARING.

HAWKINS, Presiding Judge.

In his motion for rehearing appellant stresses the contention that the record fails to show his connection with the automobile alleged to have been stolen from Mr. Dollar; in other words, that the evidence fails to identify the car which it is claimed appellant wrecked as the alleged stolen car. This has given us much concern.

It is apparent that the contention now urged is not an afterthought for appellant presented a motion for an instructed verdict of acquittal for the reason as stated in the motion “that the State has wholly failed to…