Lewis v. State

HAWKINS, Judge.

Appellant was tried upon information charging him with having stolen an overcoat from one Parnell. Conviction followed and punishment was assessed at a fine of $5 and confinement in the county jail for one day.

The overcoat was taken from Parnell’s automobile a week or ten days before Thanksgiving. On Thanksgiving day appellant was observed to be wearing an overcoat answering the description of the one lost by Parnell. Information to this effect was conveyed to the officers. They asked appellant where the overcoat was which he had worn on Thanksgiving day. He immediately told…