Deem v. State

WOODLEY, Judge.

The offense is felony theft; the punishment, three years.

The indictment alleged the theft of six suits of clothes of the value of $160 each from Ray R. Elliott who, the evidence shows, was general manager of Sakowitz Brothers and as such had the' care, control, custody and management of. all of the merchandise they had for sale.

Appellant was a salesman employed by Sakowitz Brothers.

The state elected to prosecute for the theft of one suit which was that introduced in evidence as State’s Exhibit 1.

This suit was recovered by City Detective C. L. Franklin, of the Houston Police…