Greer v. State

KRUEGER, Judge.

The offense is theft of an outboard motor over the value of fifty dollars. The punishment assessed is confinement in the state penitentiary for a period of two years.

The record reflects that on or about the 15th day of October, 1948, L. C. Vaughn, accompanied by three other parties went from Dallas to Possum Kingdom Lake located in Palo Pinto County to do some fishing. Mr. Vaughn owned a ten horsepower Mercury motor, the serial number of which was 203520. He carried this motor with him to the lake and attached it to his boat that night. The next morning when Mr. Vaughn and his…