Brown v. State

LATTIMORE, Judge. —

Conviction for theft; punishment, two years in the penitentiary.

The facts as to the taking by appellant of dresses, etc., of the approximate value of $150.00, were without dispute. No exception was taken to the court’s charge. There is but one bill of exceptions, the substance of which is set out as follows. Appellant is a grown negro woman. When this case was called for trial, without inquiry as to whether she had a lawyer, or desired to ask for a suspended sentence, and without then informing her as to her rights in this regard, or appointing anyone to represent her for…