Speckels v. State

KRUEGER, Judge.

appellant was convicted of the The offense of theft of five hundred dollars, and his punishment was assessed at confinement in the state penitentiary for a term of two years.

The indictment in this case is in the usual form charging ordinary theft of five hundred dollars from August Fuhrmann. Mr. Fuhrmann testified in substance as follows: “The first conversation I had with the defendant about this matter was a few days before the first of August, 1934. He already had some of my money and a note. He said that he needed five hundred dollars more. He said, T will give you a good…