Arnold v. State

CHRISTIAN, Judge.

The offense is theft, a felony; the punishment, confinement in the penitentiary for two years.

L. E. Gross lost a Buick coupe from his place of business in the city of Houston. The car was recovered several days after it had been stolen on a road out of Houston. No one was in actual possession of the car at the time it was found. When returned to the owner, the number plates, bumper, horn and radiator cap were missing. Shortly after the loss of the car, appellant was seen driving a Buick coupe bearing license number 523,231, and approximately an hour after appellant had been…