Purvis v. State

CHRISTIAN, Judge. —

Appellant was convicted for being a delinquent child and his punishment assessed at confinement in the state juvenile training school at Gatesville, Tex., for six months.

The complaint and information charged appellant with having stolen one chicken from J. A. Merrick. It appears from the testimony of the State that appellant sold Mr. Merrick’s chicken to a produce company. Appellant was twelve years of age at the time of the alleged theft.

Over appellant’s timely and proper objection, the court instructed the jury as follows: “The recent possession of stolen property is a…