McMahon v. State, 22901.
Citation | 182 S.W.2d 712 |
Decision Date | 14 June 1944 |
Docket Number | No. 22901.,22901. |
Parties | McMAHON v. STATE. |
Court | Court of Appeals of Texas. Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas |
Appeal from District Court, Howard County; Cecil C. Collings, Judge.
William Woodrow McMahon was convicted for theft of an automobile, and he appeals.
Affirmed.
Ernest W. Wilson, of Abilene, for appellant.
Ernest S. Goens, State's Atty., of Austin, for the State.
Conviction is for theft of an automobile, punishment assessed at two years in the penitentiary.
We quote the facts as stated in the brief of our State's Attorney, and which fairly reflects the record.
Appellant did not testify and offered no defensive evidence. We see no basis for the contention that the evidence is not sufficient to sustain the conviction.
No objection was made to the court's instruction to the jury. The only bills of exception in the record complain of argument of State's counsel. Each of the bills is qualified to show that the argument complained of was in reply to argument of appellant's coun...
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