Lewis v. State

WARNER, Judge.

Appellant appeals his conviction and sentence for grand theft of an automobile on the ground that the trial court erred in denying appellant’s sworn motion to dismiss. We affirm.

The sworn motion to dismiss stated that the automobile was stolen on June 1, 1990. One “Dee Dee” gave the car to John Scott. Appellant got in the car as a passenger, and Scott and appellant drove the car to a McDonalds. Because the steering column was broken, appellant had an idea the car was stolen. The state traversed the motion by offering defendant’s statement which included the following with regard…