Hines and Childress v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the County Court of Tarrant. Tried below before Hon. R. F. Milam. Appeal from a conviction of theft; penalty, a fine of $100. The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the Court
DAVIDSON, Presiding Judge.
The indictment contains three counts: one -for swindling; one for theft, under the bailment statute, by conversion; and the other for theft. Motion was made to quash the count alleging swindling. We believe this motion was well taken that the count charging swindling was not legally sufficient. The count for theft is good. Swindling and theft were both submitted to the jury, and a general verdict was returned. Upon another trial the count for swindling will not be submitted in the charge. The verdict is as follows: “We, the jury, find the defendants guilty as charged…
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