JONES v. STATE

No. 37774.

388 S.W.2d 429 (1965)

Aaron Evert JONES, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

Rehearing Denied April 14, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

O'Connor & Brister, Lubbock, on appeal only, for appellant.

Alton R. Griffin, Dist. Atty., William M. Laubach, Asst. Dist. Atty., Lubbock, and Leon B. Douglas, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


WOODLEY, Judge.

The offense is felony theft; the punishment, enhanced by two prior convictions for felonies less than capital, life.

The indictment alleged the theft of a Cadillac automobile of the value of more than $50, from Gene Alderson on or about June 1, 1964.

The state relied upon circumstantial evidence to prove that appellant was a principal in the theft of the Cadillac.

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