Uhl v. State

BERRY, Judge.

The offense charged is receiving and concealing stolen property, and the punishment assessed is two years in the penitentiary.

The record discloses that the issue was squarely presented that the appellant himself stole the automobile in question and was guilty of the theft thereof and therefore not guilty as the receiver and concealor of said car. Appellant tendered a special charge to the effect that if the jury believed from the evidence that the defendant himself took the car from the possession of the owner, then he should be acquitted of the offense of receiving and…