Burleson v. State

OPINION

DOUGLAS, Judge.

The conviction is for theft by false pretext of property over the value of fifty dollars; the punishment, five years.

The indictment was for ordinary theft. The record reflects that appellant presented a forged instrument with a forged endorsement and an unauthorized deposit slip to, and obtained $340.00 from, a bank teller.

The check was drawn on the Brownfield State Bank and Trust Company, payable to the order of “Deans Garage” and was purportedly signed by J. D. Millican.

James D. Millican testified that State’s Exhibit No. 1 was one of his personalized checks and that…