1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. S.W.2d
  4. 449 S.W.2d
  5. 449 S.W.2d 252 (1969)
 

BURLESON v. STATE

No. 42311.

449 S.W.2d 252 (1969)

Billy James BURLESON, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

Rehearing Denied February 4, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brown & Harding, by Clifford W. Brown, Lubbock, on appeal only, for appellant.

Tom Curtis, Dist. Atty., John B. Reese, Asst. Dist. Atty., Amarillo, and Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

OPINION

DOUGLAS, Judge.

The conviction is for theft by false pretext of property over the value of fifty dollars; the punishment, five years.

The indictment was for ordinary theft. The record reflects that appellant presented a forged instrument with a forged endorsement and an unauthorized deposit slip to, and obtained $340.00 from, a bank teller.

The check was drawn on the Brownfield State Bank and Trust Company, payable to the order of...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases