Lawson v. State

The appellant, John Lawson, was convicted of grand larceny and sentenced to the state penitentiary for a term of five years; and from this conviction and sentence this appeal was prosecuted.

The conviction is based upon an indictment charging the theft of an automobile, the property of one W. O'. Dismukes, who was employed at a garage and service station in the city of Clarksdale. The proof shows that the appellant had been doing odd jobs around this service station for some days prior to the alleged theft, and that during that time appellant had been permitted to use Dismukes’ automobile in…