Weeks v. State
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
25 S.W.2d 855 (1930)

- Written by Kelli Lanski, JD
Facts
Weeks (defendant) wanted to move a large amount of liquor up the bay to a nearby beach. He and some friends took a boat belonging to a Mr. Raymond without Raymond’s consent for the purpose of carrying the liquor up the water. The boat got stuck in shallow water, so Weeks and his friends returned to Raymond’s boathouse and took out his smaller boat to try to tow the larger boat back to the boathouse. They were unable to do so and had to abandon the smaller boat in the water as well. Weeks was tried and convicted of theft of the boats. He appealed, arguing that he could not be convicted of theft because he did not intend to deprive Raymond of the boats permanently but only to borrow them.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Christian, J.)
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