Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, 1915

Greenwood v. State

Greenwood v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Decided March 24, 1915 · Davidson
174 S.W. 1049; 76 Tex. Crim. 364; 1915 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 393 (South Western Reporter)

Greenwood v. State

Opinion of the Court

DAVIDSON, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of theft of an automobile, his punishment being assessed at two years confinement in the penitentiary.

Under the Act of the Legislature the theft of an automobile is a misdemeanor and not triable in the District Court. Under the recent case of Sparks v. State, this case will be reversed and the cause remanded.

Reversed and remanded.

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