King v. State

KRUEGER, Judge.

The offense is theft of an automobile over the value of Fifty Dollars. The punishment assessed is confinement in the state penitentiary for a period of two years.

Appellant’s first contention is that the evidence is not sufficient to establish his guilt of the offense of theft; that if he is guilty of anything, it is swinding. The solution to this question rests in the evidence.

The record shows that on the 15th day of May, 1947, M. W. Price was engaged in buying and selling automobiles. On that day, appellant came to Mr. Prices’s place of business and purchased a 1941 model…