Mason v. State

DICE, Judge.

The conviction is for felony theft with two prior convictions for felonies less than capital alleged for the purpose of enhancement; the punishment, life imprisonment.

The indictment charged appellant with the theft of certain property from Joe Perrone which was described as “money of the United States of America of the value of more than ($50.00) Dollars.” This was a sufficient description of the money alleged to have been stolen. Edwards v. State, 162 Texas Cr. Rep. 390, 286 S.W. 2d 157.

The state’s testimony shows that the injured party, Joe Per-rone, operated the Perrone Food…