Tarrango v. State

BROOKS, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of theft from the person, and his punishment assessed at confinement in the penitentiary for a term of seven years.

The only question necessary to be reviewed is the sufficiency of the evidence. Prosecuting witness testified: That he was standing in front of the Wigwam saloon in El Paso, listening to the Salvation Army girls singing. A large crowd was present. That he was standing with his back towards the saloon, and facing the Salvation Army people, who were in the street. “My hands were down by my side, and I was on the edge of the sidewalk. While…