Carter v. State

BEAUCHAMP, Judge.

Appellant was convicted in the District Court of Travis County for the theft of an automobile and his punishment was assessed at confinement in the penitentiary for ten years.

The State’s testimony is to the effect that on the night of December 20, 1938, a 1939 Model Chevrolet Coupe was taken from the premises of Louis Novy, who resided at 1117 Enfield Road in the city of Austin. Officers were summoned and the car was recovered that night about twelve o’clock at 1216 Baylor Street, which was about a block and a half away from the Novy home. At the time the car was discovered…