Thomas v. State

MORROW, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of theft and his punishment assessed at two years confinement in the penitentiary.

The property stolen was an automobile belonging to Jewell Ansley. Ansley drove his car to the fair grounds at Dallas and stored it in Crum’s wagon yard in the fair grounds. There was evidence from which the jury were justified in concluding that appellant took the car from the wagon yard without Ansley’s consent and was afterwards found in possession of it. He explained his possession by claiming that he got it from a man by the name of Savage. Circumstances were sufficient…