Looney v. State

DAVIDSON, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of theft of over fifty dollars in value, his punishment being assessed at two years confinement in the penitentiary.

The indictment alleged ownership of the property in H. S. Guinn. The property consisted of copper and other metal that belonged to a foundry. This copper had been severed from the building by Boss and McPherson," who left it near, the building; subsequently it was removed some distance, apparently' or really, for the purpose of secreting it. The State’s contention is that appellant assisted in moving the property. Appellant’s theory was…