Massey v. State

WOODLEY, Judge.

The conviction is for felony theft; the punishment enhanced by prior convictions having been fixed by the court at life imprisonment. Art. 63 P.C.

J. T. Massey, the alleged injured party, operated the Massey Feed and Supply Company in Center, Texas, and the indictment alleged the theft of some 175 bags of poultry feed and 24 water troughs and valves, of the total value of $1028.25. The state, under such indictment, prosecuted for theft by false pretext.

The evidence shows that appellant W. C. Massey, through a number of transactions, received from the Massey Feed and Supply…