Robinson v. State

HARPER, Judge.

Appellant was charged by indictment with swindling, and upon a trial he was convicted and his punishment assessed at three years confinement in the State penitentiary.

It appears that appellant was indebted to the First National Bank of Georgetown and was unable to pay the note. That he went to Mr. F. D. Love and explained to him the circumstances, and that he was the owner of certain stock, and desired to borrow from him the sum of $425, a part of which to be used in paying the bank, and the remainder-to be paid to appellant to be used by him as he explained to Mr. Love. The…