Case Name: C. C. DOOLEY, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee
Court: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 1955-05-18
Citations: 279 S.W.2d 872
Docket Number: No. 27609
Parties: C. C. DOOLEY, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.
Judges: 
Reporter: South Western Reporter Second Series
Volume: 279
Pages: 872–872

Head Matter:
C. C. DOOLEY, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.
No. 27609.
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.
May 18, 1955.
No attorney on appeal for appellant.
Leon Douglas, State’s Atty., Austin, for the, State. ( , -

Opinion:
MQRRISON, Presiding Judge.
The offense is swindling by worthless check; the punishment, ten years.
Mr. Luther, an automobile dealer in the City of Palacois, testified that the appellant came to his place of business on the day in question,' represented himself as 'a used car dealer,'and purchased four used automobiles-from him, giving him a check in the sum' of $5,500 in payment therefor, and that the' chqck-wap not paid when presented to the bank. Luther testified that he was. able to recover one automobile but that his loss on the transactipn was approximately $5,000.
An employee of the bank on which the check was drawn testified that the appellant had opened an account at his institution shortly before the date of the check but that it- had all been drawn out' and the account closed prior 'to the date the check in ques- • tion was given.
The appellant, testifying in his own behalf, admitted that he gave the check to Luther and that he did not have funds in the bank to cover the same, but stated that he intended to sell'the automobiles and pay the check. The appellant stated that he was unable to do so because he was arrested, convicted and sent to the penitentiary on another hot check charge. Appellant admitted having been convicted of felonies in seven counties in Texas and once in the State of California.
There are no bills of exception in the record, and we find the evidence sufficient to. support the conviction.
The judgment is affirmed.