Jones v. State

OPINION

BUTTS, Justice.

These are appeals from two convictions by a jury in consolidated trials of two offenses: theft of mohair and theft of currency. The court assessed punishment at twenty years imprisonment for the first offense, a second-degree felony, and ten years imprisonment for the second offense, a third-degree felony, the sentences to be served concurrently. We reverse the theft of currency conviction and affirm the other judgment, as reformed.

Appellant presents nine (9) grounds of error; some apply to both convictions, while others do not. He first argues that the State failed to…