Mehlman v. State

MORROW, Presiding Judge.

— Appellant appeals from a judgment of conviction of the offense of fraudulently receiving stolen property— a misdemeanor.

It is charged that he received property from Jess Lee Jones and Burniee Winn. The defense urged is that he received the property from Winn and not from Jones and that he did not know it was stolen.

Jones and Winn both testified that the property was stolen and that they together sold it to the appellant.

Appellant, in his confession and testimony, admits that he received the property and that Jones was present, but denies that he received it from…