Kee v. State

STEPHENS, Justice.

A jury convicted Robbie Gene Kee of theft of property of a value over $200 but less than $10,000, and the trial judge sentenced him to three years in the Texas Department of Corrections. On appeal, Kee asserts five grounds of error. We agree with his contention that the trial court committed reversible error by refusing to order the State to reveal the name of its informant, and accordingly, we reverse.

Appellant had been known to rebuild or salvage motor vehicles in the past. He owned a farm in a remote area of Kaufman County, and although at trial he contested the fact that…