JOHNSON v. STATE

No. 29437.

308 S.W.2d 869 (1958)

William Odell JOHNSON, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

January 15, 1958.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

No Attorney on appeal for appellant.

Dan Walton, Dist. Atty., Thomas D. White and Frederick W. Robinson, Asst. Dist. Attys., Houston, and Leon B. Douglas, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


DAVIDSON, Judge.

Felony theft is the offense; the punishment, two years in the penitentiary.

Morris owned an outboard motor of the value of $250 or $300. On December 25, 1956, the motor was in the possession of Miller, who operated a fishing camp. Morris paid Miller "by the month to keep that motor." Matthews was an employee of Miller and was in charge of the camp when Miller was away. About five o'clock on the afternoon of the day mentioned, Matthews saw...

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