Ariola v. State

BAKER, Judge.

The appellant was convicted of swindling in the County Court of Shelby County, and his punishment assessed at a fine of $5.00 and 30 days in the county jail.

The appellant was charged by complaint and information, under Art. 1545, Sec. 4, of the Penal Code, with the offense of swindling by giving a worthless check in the sum of $3.00, alleged to have been drawn on the Farmers’ State Bank of Center, Texas, and given to J. D. Parker. The appellant defended upon the ground that at the time he gave the check to Parker, the latter agreed that the check would be held until he,…