ARRINGTON v. STATE

No. 28606.

296 S.W.2d 537 (1956)

Hershell ARRINGTON, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

December 12, 1956.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joe H. Jones, Lester L. May, Dallas, for appellant.

Henry Wade, Criminal Dist. Atty., Thomas B. Thorpe and George P. Blackburn, Asst. Criminal Dist. Attys., Dallas, and Leon Douglas, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


BELCHER, Commissioner.

The conviction is for the theft of one tire, one drill, and one jacket alleged to be of the aggregate value of more than $50; the punishment, two years in the penitentiary.

The testimony of the state shows that two police officers of the City of Dallas saw the appellant drive his automobile through a stop sign at an excessive rate of speed while pursued by another automobile occupied by other city police officers. They overtook and arrested...

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