Belcher v. State

OPINION

DOUGLAS, Judge.

These are appeals from convictions for felony theft of money by false pretext. The punishment was assessed by the jury at ten years, probated.

The appellants contend that the evidence is insufficient and that the court erred in refusing to give an instruction on circumstantial evidence. We overrule these contentions and affirm the judgments.

Appellants contend that the evidence is insufficient to prove a false pretext or the intent to deprive the complainant of her money.

The complainant, Dovie Walling, an elderly Houston widow, met the appellants in 1960. A. M. and Mae…