Price v. State

WOODLEY, Judge.

The appeal is from a conviction for misdemeanor theft; the punishment, 90 days in jail and a fine of $500.

Mrs. Myrtle Rogers, the owner of the money and property alleged to have been stolen, was the widow of the father of appellant Price, and the grandfather of appellant Filler who is Mrs. Price’s daughter.

Mrs. Rogers owned her home in Sweetwater. Her sister who lived with her died and appellants came to Sweetwater to attend her funeral.

Upon the instigation of appellants, Mrs. Rogers was committed to the state hospital for ninety days upon the testimony of two licensed…