Pieratt v. State

KRUEGER, Judge.

The offense is knowingly receiving stolen property under the value of $50.00. The punishment assessed is a fine of $50.00.

Appellant first complains of the action of the trial court in overruling his motion to quash the indictment on the ground that it was not charged therein whether the alleged value of the stolen property was the wholesale or retail price. The total value of the property stolen was alleged to be Seven Dollars and Twenty-one Cents. This was sufficient to admit proof of its market value at the time and place of the taking. The State was not required to plead its…