Thompson v. State

OPINION

BRIAN HOYLE, Justice.

John Thompson appeals his jury conviction for theft. The trial court assessed punishment at two years in a state jail facility, probated for five years. In two issues, Appellant contends the evidence is insufficient to prove venue in Smith County and insufficient to support the jury’s guilty verdict. We affirm.

Background

Chris Cheflin, a resident of Louisiana, owned a forty foot flatbed trailer that he wanted to have rebuilt. 1 The trailer was stored on property belonging to his friend, A.T. Green, in Winona, which is in Smith County, Texas. Green had known…