Davidson v. State

NIX, Judge.

The plaintiff in error, James Frank Davidson, hereinafter referred to as the defendant, was charged by information with larceny of an automobile, was tried before a jury, found guilty, and his punishment assessed at 10 years in the state penitentiary. The information upon which the defendant was tried contained the following substance as to the charge:

“That the Defendant, James Frank Davidson, on the 10th day of December, 1956, did wilfully, unlawfully, and feloniously, by stealth and fraud, and without the knowledge and consent of the owner thereof, take, steal, and drive away…