Arnold v. State

HARPER, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of misdemeanor theft and her punishment assessed at a fine of $10 and one day confinement in the county jail.

The most serious question in the case is the contention that the evidence offered in behalf of the State does not constitute theft. J. E. Cunningham testified he was in search of employment; that appellant claimed to be running an employment bureau; that she told him she could secure him employment on a farm, as manager thereof at $80 per month, and her fee would be $10. He paid her this fee, and she had failed to secure him employment. Upon demand…