Taylor v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
The indictment contains three counts: first, theft from J. N. Brooker, who was alleged to be the owner and in possession of the property; second, theft from William Thomas, who was in possession and holding the property for J. N. Brooker; and third, theft from William Thomas, alleged to be owner and in possession of the property.
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The indictment contains three counts: first, theft from J. N. Brooker, who was alleged to be the owner and in possession of the property; second, theft from William Thomas, who was in possession and holding the property for J. N. Brooker; and third, theft from William Thomas, alleged to be owner and in possession of the property. On his trial, the verdict was a general one for theft, and appellant’s punishment was assessed at a term of two years in the penitentiary, and judgment accordingly. William Thomas, a boy 15 years old, was a clerk in the store of Jeb Brooker, and defendant got him to…
1Opinion of the Court
SIMKINS, Judge.
Appellant was convicted of the theft of $20 in United States currency. There were three counts, covering the question of ownership. His punishment was assessed at two years in the penitentiary, from which judgment he appeals to this court.
' The appellant went into the store of one J. N. Brooker, in the town of Rogers, in Bell County, late in the evening, and passed upon his clerk, a boy of 15 years, a $20 Confederate bill, and received a $10 bill and two $5 greenback bills. The clerk discovered the mistake in a few minutes, and diligent search was at once instituted for…
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