VAUGHNS v. STATE

No. 34596.

358 S.W.2d 133 (1962)

Johnny VAUGHNS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

Rehearing Denied June 20, 1962.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James S. McGrath, Beaumont, for appellant

James A. Morris, Dist. Atty., Roy Wingate, Asst. Dist. Atty., Orange, and Leon B. Douglas, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


MORRISON, Judge.

The offense is felony theft; the punishment, two years.

Texas Highway Patrolman Hickman testified that, while on routine patrol at about 6:05 A.M. on the date in question, he observed appellant in front of Haley's junk yard loading a tire and wheel into his car; that he stopped and questioned him; that appellant claimed he was employed at the junk yard and the tire and wheel belonged to him; that further investigation revealed that appellant...

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