Jones v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Appellant was indicted for the fraudulent disposition of mortgaged property, to-wit, one bale of cotton. The trial resulted in his conviction, with punishment assessed at two years in the penitentiary.
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Appellant was indicted for the fraudulent disposition of mortgaged property, to-wit, one bale of cotton. The trial resulted in his conviction, with punishment assessed at two years in the penitentiary. The substance of the evidence, in brief, was, that defendant rented land from "one W. O. Hutchison for the year 1891, and to secure a pre-existent debt and the rent he executed ea chattel mortgage to said Hutchison, amongst other property, upon his crop of corn and cotton to be grown on the land. He sold a bale of the cotton grown upon the land to one Hardy on the 11th of September, 1891,…
1Opinion of the Court
SIMKINS, Judge.
Defendant was convicted of disposing of mortgaged property, and sentenced to two years in the penitentiary, from which he appeals.
The defendant, a minor 17 years old, executed a mortgage to his landlord on his crop of 1891, to secure the balance of his indebtedness of 1890, and sold a bale of cotton without his consent. The only question in the case is, can a minor be held criminally responsible for disposing of mortgaged property ? To hold one responsible for fraudulently disposing of mortgaged property, there must be a valid and subsisting mortgage enforceable at law. However…
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