Smith v. State

DICE, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of the offense of felony theft and sentenced to life imprisonment as an habitual criminal under an indictment charging four prior convictions for offenses of less than capital, only two of which were submitted to the jury.

The property charged to have been stolen was an automobile belonging to C. T. Dykes.

Dykes testified that he operated a garage in the city of Fort Worth; that he left his place of business on Saturday, June 11, *2661955, around 6 o’clock P.M., at which time a ’46 Ford car, which he had purchased, was parked near the garage; that he…