Case Name: Jesus PERALES, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee
Court: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 1958-02-26
Citations: 310 S.W.2d 335
Docket Number: No. 29589
Parties: Jesus PERALES, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.
Judges: 
Reporter: South Western Reporter Second Series
Volume: 310
Pages: 335–336

Head Matter:
Jesus PERALES, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.
No. 29589.
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.
Feb. 26, 1958.
Theo. Pat Henley, San Antonio, for appellant.
Leon B. Douglas, State’s Atty., Austin, for the State.

Opinion:
DAVIDSON, Judge.
This is a conviction for the theft of an automobile alleged to be of the value of $200. The punishment was assessed at life imprisonment in the penitentiary by reason of two prior felony convictions.
Appellant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to support the conviction for the primary offense charged, which is the theft of an automobile, because there was no evidence showing that the stolen automobile was valued in excess of $50.
It is a felony in this state to steal an automobile only when the value is $50 or over. It becomes imperative, then, that the value of the automobile alleged to have been stolen must be proven. Price v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 308 S.W.2d 47.
Because the evidence is insufficient to support the conviction, the judgment is reversed and the cause is remanded.