Greenwood v. State
Allen Greenwood v. the State
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Opinion of the Court
DAVIDSON, Judge.
Appellant was convicted of theft of an automobile, his punishment being assessed at two years confinement in the penitentiary.
Under the Act of the Legislature the theft of an automobile is a misdemeanor and not triable in the District Court. Under the recent case of Sparks v. State, this case will be reversed and the cause remanded.
Reversed and remanded.
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(holding theft of automobile, as a misdemean- or, was not triable in district court)
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