Welch v. State

DICE, Judge.

The conviction is for felony theft with a prior conviction for an offense of like character alleged for the purpose of enhancement ; the punishment, ten years.

The prosecuting witness, Joseph H. Hill, a used-car-dealer in the city of El Paso, testified that, on the date alleged, the appellant came to his place of business and negotiated with him for the purchase of a 1952 Hudson automobile; that in the transaction appellant signed and delivered a check to him in the amount of $175 drawn on the First State Bank of Abilene in which bank appellant represented he had an account; and…