Jones v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the County Court of Jefferson. Tried below before the Hon. Jas. A. Harrison. Appeal from a conviction of theft under the value of $50; penalty, a fine of $50 and three months confinement in the county jail. The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the Court
BROOKS, Judge.
Appellant was convicted for theft and his punishment assessed at confinement in the jail for three months and a fine of $50.
Bill of exceptions Ho. 1 shows that the State’s witness, H. M. Wooley, was asked the following question: “State whether or not the defendant, Dave Jones, ever told you that he did get or found $10, but he did not intend to give it up." To this question appellant objected on the ground that no predicate had been laid. The county attorney stated to the court that he expected to impeach the defendant by the witness, Wooley, the defendant having denied having…
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