King v. State

Frank Holt, Justice.

The appellant was charged by information with two counts of possession of stolen property. The jury assessed his punishment at three years in the State Penitentiary on each count. From a judgment on that verdict comes this appeal.

Appellant, through his court-appointed trial counsel, contends for reversal that the evidence was insufficient to establish that the automobile (one count in the information) was stolen. We must agree with the appellant. The owner of the automobile was alleged in the information. It was also alleged that the appellant possessed the car “with the…