Littlejohn v. State

CALHOUN, Judge.

Receiving and concealing stolen property is the offense; punishment, two years in the penitentiary.

The bill of indictment contained two counts; the first charging theft of an automobile belonging to one J. T. Reece, and the other charging receiving and concealing said automobile knowing it to be stolen. The court in his charge submitted alone the count charging receiving and concealing stolen property.

The facts in brief are as follows: A Ford coupe, 1929 model, belonging to J. T. Reece, was stolen from his private garage at his home in Post, Texas, some time during the first…