Love v. State

EVANS, Chief Justice.

The appellant attempted to purchase a topcoat at a Sakowitz store, using a Sakow-itz credit card that did not belong to him. After a jury trial, he was convicted of credit card abuse, and sentenced by the court to seven years imprisonment.

The appellant first contends that the trial court erred in overruling his motion for directed verdict, arguing that there is a fatal variance between the evidence and the indictment. The appellant does not contend that the indictment failed to charge him with the crime, but rather that the elements of the crime alleged in the indictment…