Brown v. State
Brown v. State
Opinion of the Court
OPINION
The appellants were jointly charged and tried for breaking and entering an automobile with the intent to commit theft; and upon conviction the punishment for each was assessed' at two years in the Department of Corrections.
Testifying m their own behalf, each of the appellants admitted being at the scene shown by the state. They testified that a tire on their car needed repair, and having no jack they stopped at the garage in question and finding it closed began looking in cars nearby for a jack, without any intention of stealing a jack; that they opened the unlocked door of a Chevrolet; that when Eafon came Bryant was trying to get into the trunk of the Chevrolet, and they told Eafon they were looking for a jack to repair a tire, and when Eafon asked them to leave they drove away; that they talked with Eafon later and he told them he did not want to press charges and signed a statement to that effect. Brown testified that he was “under four years suspension for theft from the person” and Bryant testified he “got a ten year sentence out in California for possession of narcotics.”
Notice of appeal was given on December 17, 1965.
There are no formal hills of exception and the informal bills do not reveal error.
No brief has been filed in behalf of the appellants.
The evidence is sufficient to support the convictions, and no error appearing, the judgments are affirmed.
Opinion approved by the court.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- Walter Lee BROWN v. STATE of Texas, Appellee Artie B. BRYANT v. The STATE of Texas
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- Published