Court of Appeals of Texas July 1, 1877 (Hamilton v. State)

Winkler, J.

On the trial below, the court instructed the jury as follows:

“ If the jury find the defendants guilty of the theft as charged in the indictment, they will so say, and will assess the punishment, if the value of the property be worth $20 or over, not less than two nor more than five years ; if the value was less than $20, for a term not less than one nor more than two years.