McMahon v. State

Citations

• 1 Tex. Ct. App. 102

Syllabus

<p>1. Theft—Evidence.—Want of the owner’s consent to the taking of the property alleged to have been stolen is an essential ingredient of the crime of theft, and must be proved; but it may be established as well by circumstantial as by direct evidence.</p> <p>2. Charge of the Court.—It is incumbent on district judges either to give, with or without modification, all charges asked, or else to refuse to give them; but, when given in a modified form, the modification must be made in writing.</p> <p>8. Practice in this Court.—To enable a party to avail himself in this court of error in the refusal of a continuance by the court below, it is necessary that he shall have saved the point by bill of exceptions.</p>