Bloch v. State

HARPER, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of receiving stolen property, knowing it to be stolen, and his punishment assessed at two years confinement in the State penitentiary.

Appellant sought to quash the indictment on the ground that it did not allege appellant “unlawfully and fraudulently concealed the property,” as well as alleging that he unlawfully and fraudulently received it, knowing it to be stolen. Article 1349 makes it an offense to either receive or conceal stolen property, knowing it to be stolen. It is not necessary to do both to be guilty of an offense, but the doing of either is a…