Jacobs v. State

MORROW, Presiding Judge.

— The appeal is from a judgment convicting appellant for the offense of theft, and fixing his punishment at confinement in the penitentiary for a period of two years.

The property involved is an automobile, which was stolen from one of the streets of the city of Dallas. Some eighteen days after its loss, it was purchased by the witness Engle: The sale was negotiated by the witness Staten. Engle issued two checks in payment of the car, one being for $385, payable to the appellant, while the other was for $40, payable, to Staten, covering his commission for making the…