Williams v. State

WOODLEY, Judge.

Appellant was charged by complaint and information with the offense of theft of property of the value of over $5 and under $50, it being further alleged that he had been twice previously convicted of misdemeanor theft.

The trial was before the court upon a plea of not guilty and resulted in a judgment finding appellant “guilty of Theft (Habitual), a misdemeanor,” with a punishment of two years in jail.

H. C. Mackey, a police officer of the city of Houston, while on duty near the Rubenstein Dry Goods Store of which M. Becker, the alleged owner of the property, was the manager, saw…