Baldwin v. State

KRUEGER, Judge.

— Appellant was convicted of the offense of theft of property over the value of fifty dollars, and his punishment was assessed at confinement in the state penitentiary for a term of five years.

Appellant’s main contention is that the testimony in this case is insufficient to sustain his conviction for the offense of theft; that if he is guilty of any offense, it is swindling and not theft by false pretext. In order that this opinion may more clearly reflect the reasons for our conclusions hereinafter announced, we deem it proper to set forth the salient facts proven upon the…