Taylor v. State

DAVIDSON, Judge.

This is a conviction for felony theft; the punishment, four years in the penitentiary.

The sole question for review is whether the proof is sufficient to show that the property taken was of the value of $50, so as to authorize the felony conviction.

In so far as the value of stolen property was concerned, the jury was instructed to convict if the alleged stolen property was “of the value of over $50.00.”

The jury was not guided in its determination of that question by finding the reasonable cash market value of the property or, in the absence of a cash market value, its…