Miller v. State

HAWKINS, Judge. —

Conviction is for theft of a turkey, punishment assessed at nine months in the penitentiary. (See Art. 1442b, Acts 1929, 41st Leg., p. 247, Ch. 108.)

The charge was theft of a turkey from R. S. Boyd on December 22nd, 1935. Ross Willis testified that on Sunday before Christmas he, Melvin Walker and appellant talked about stealing and selling some turkeys in order to get some Christmas money; it was agreed that Willis and Walker would steal the turkeys and that appellant would furnish the car to haul them to town to be sold, and the proceeds would be split three ways among them;…