West v. State

Appellant was convicted of theft of property over the value of $50.00 and his punishment was assessed at confinement in the State Penitentiary for a term of five years.

Appellant's first contention is that the evidence is insufficient to justify and sustain his conviction. After a careful analysis of all the facts and circumstances proved, we find ourselves unable to agree with him.

The record shows that sometime in the early part of December, 1936, Jim Robbins came to the home of Mrs. Ima Barfield, ostensibly for the purpose of obtaining from her an oil and gas lease on a tract of land…