Stayton v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the District Court of Falls. Tried below before Hon. L. W. Goodrich. Appellant was indicted for the theft of lady’s wearing apparel of value amounting in the aggregate to the sum of $111.15, and at her trial was convicted, her punishment being assessed at two years in the penitentiary. A statement of the evidence is not required to further illustrate any of the matters decided by the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
DAVIDSON, Judge.
Appellant was tried and convicted of the theft of property over the value of $20, and allotted a term in the penitentiary.
1. While searching defendant’s premises, the officer opened her trunk, and finding some of the stolen goods concealed in it, read to her the search warrant authorizing the search, as well as her arrest in case the property was found in her possession. As each item of the clothing was taken from the trunk, he would ask her where she obtained it. She replied she had bought some of them, and some she had made by a party residing in Marlin. Objections were…
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