Reed v. State

Krueger, Judge.

The conviction is for swindling; the punishment, confinement in the State Penitentiary for a term of eight years.

The record shows that on or about October 2, 1937, appellant purchased some hogs from H. B. Thomason. He paid for them with a check for $153.00 drawn on the First National Bank of Breckenridge, Texas. Thomason, who lived some twenty miles from Breckenridge, did not attempt to cash the check until about the 8th day of October, at which time it was dishonored because appellant had no funds in the bank on which it was drawn and had had none there for nearly a year.

Appell…