BELCHER v. STATE

Nos. 46808 and 46809.

504 S.W.2d 858 (1974)

A. M. BELCHER, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee. Mae BELCHER, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

February 6, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert B. Maloney and David L. Loving, III, Dallas, for appellants.

Henry Wade, Dist. Atty., and W. T. Westmoreland, Jr., Asst. Dist. Atty., Dallas, Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty., and Buddy Stevens, Asst. State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


OPINION

DOUGLAS, Judge.

These are appeals from convictions for felony theft of money by false pretext. The punishment was assessed by the jury at ten years, probated.

The appellants contend that the evidence is insufficient and that the court erred in refusing to give an instruction on circumstantial evidence. We overrule these contentions and affirm the judgments.

Appellants contend that the evidence is insufficient to prove a false pretext...

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