White v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the District Court of Dallas. Tried below before Hon. Charles F. CliNt. Appellant was indicted for the theft of several pieces of leather belting, some of value over $20; the others of less value. At the trial he was convicted of theft of property over the value of $20, the punishment being assessed at imprisonment in the penitentiary for a term of eight years.
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Appeal from the District Court of Dallas. Tried below before Hon. Charles F. CliNt. Appellant was indicted for the theft of several pieces of leather belting, some of value over $20; the others of less value. At the trial he was convicted of theft of property over the value of $20, the punishment being assessed at imprisonment in the penitentiary for a term of eight years. The facts are sufficiently stated in the opinion. 1. The court erred in not instructing the jury to acquit the appellant, if they believed from the evidence that the property so taken, and at the time taken, was in the…
1Opinion of the Court
SIMKIKS, Judge. —
1. Appellant was convicted of theft of property over $20 in value, and his punishment assessed at eight years in the penitentiary. The indictment alleges the ownership and possession of the property at the time it was taken to be in F. G. Bledsoe, and the court charged alone as to such ownership and possession. Appellant insists that the evidence clearly establishes the ownership to be in Bledsoe, and the care, control, and management of the property, at the time it was taken, to be in one J. M. Little, and that the court should have submitted this issue to the jury. The…
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