BENITEZ v. STATE

No. 36667.

377 S.W.2d 651 (1964)

Edward BENITEZ, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

Rehearing Denied April 29, 1964.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joe W. Christie of Woodard & Christie, El Paso, for appellant.

Edwin F. Berliner, Dist. Atty., Mike J. Thompson and Oscar G. Galvan, Asst. Dist. Attys., El Paso, and Leon B. Douglas, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


DICE, Commissioner.

Appellant and Alberto Escobar were jointly charged by indictment with the theft of one automobile of the alleged value of $2,300.

Upon the granting of a severance, appellant was separately tried and convicted and his punishment assessed at confinement in the penitentiary for five years.

The evidence presented by the state shows that on the night in question, around 8:50 o'clock, city officers Bell and Chavez observed the appellant...

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