PHILLIPS v. STATE

No. 28637.

297 S.W.2d 134 (1957)

Fred PHILLIPS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

January 2, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William E. Davenport, San Angelo, for appellant.

Leon B. Douglas, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


DICE, Commissioner.

The conviction is for misdemeanor swindling; the punishment, six months in jail and a fine of $100.

The information charged the unlawful acquisition of $49.70 by means of certain false pretenses and devices and fraudulent representations made by the appellant to Mrs. Sam Day.

The sufficiency of the evidence to sustain the conviction is challenged.

The only evidence identifying the appellant with the transaction upon which...

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