Hawkins v. State

OPINION

BILL VANCE, Justice.

In two issues, Ronnie Hawkins challenges the legal and factual sufficiency of the evidence supporting his theft conviction following a bench trial. Hawkins, previously having been twice convicted of theft, was charged with state-jail-felony theft of a roll of barbed wire (valued at less than $50) from a hardware store supply yard. Hawkins alleges that the evidence is legally and factually insufficient because the evidence shows that no theft occurred: the theft was foiled and the suspect fled the scene without taking the wire. We will affirm.

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