Hernandez v. State

Citations

• 9 Tex. Ct. App. 288

Syllabus

<p>Theft—Evidence — Charge of the Court.—Possession of property recently stolen is a circumstance proper for the consideration of the jury in determining the guilt or innocence of the accused, but does not of . itself constitute sufficient evidence to warrant a conviction. And if, in a trial for a felonious theft, the only material fact tending to inculpate the • accused was such possession, the jury should be instructed to the foregoing effect.</p>