Wells v. State

BEAUCHAMP, Judge.

The appeal is from a conviction for receiving and concealing stolen property, with a sentence of two years in the penitentiary.

This prosecution grew out of the burglary of a warehouse, in which whisky to the value of $11,500.00 was stolen. The indictment alleges, in two counts, that appellant received from Marion Guinn and Jack Taylor stolen property, being the whisky which had been taken in the burglary of the warehouse.

The record before us is rather lengthy and discloses a diligent and well conducted investigation on the part of the local officers, who were also assisted by…