Sands v. State

MARTIN, Judge.

Offense, vagrancy; penalty, a fine of $50.00.

The sufficiency of the evidence is vigorously questioned. The substance and effect of such of the State’s testimony as bears legiti mately upon the real issue presented was that appellant loafed most of his time, generally around the Hearn Hotel in the town of Wichita Falls and had not been seen at work by the witnesses. It uncontradictedly was shown for the appellant that he owned during all the time covered by the testimony of the State*s witnesses a twenty acre irrigated farm near the town of Wichita Falls worth from ten to twelve…