Legal Opinion

Franco v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided May 7, 1958No. 29661PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MORRISON, Presiding Judge.

The offense is misdemeanor theft; the punishment, 40 days in jail.

The record has now been perfected, and our two prior opinions dismissing this appeal are withdrawn.

The information alleged that the appellant stole a radio of the value of $40. We have searched this record in vain and fail to find any evidence whatsoever as to the value of the radio in question. It is axiomatic that in theft cases there must be some proof of the value of the stolen property. Keenan v. State, 120 Tex.Cr.R. 616, 48 S.W.2d 264, and Givens v. State, 143 Tex.Cr.R. 277, 158 S.W.2d 535.

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2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Givens v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1942
  2. Keenan v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1932

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Wilson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976
  2. Barnes v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1971
  3. Barnes v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1971

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