Trevino v. State

KRUEGER, Judge.

The conviction is for the offense of knowingly receiving and concealing stolen property. The punishment assessed is confinement in the State penitentiary for a term of two years.

The State’s evidence, briefly stated, shows that Santiago Lopez and Jose Vega stole three small calves from Margarito Gomez and sold them to appellant, who was operating a dairy. The calves were turned in among the dairy cattle near a public road from where they might be seen. Gomez reported the theft to the officers who went to appellant’s home and found two of the calves. Appellant was not at home at…