Potter v. State

OPINION

ODOM, Judge.

This appeal is taken from a conviction for the offense of felony theft. Punishment was assessed by a jury at eight years.

Appellant challenges the validity of his conviction on three grounds: that the evidence is insufficient to support the verdict; that the trial court erred in overruling his motion to suppress evidence which he contends was illegally seized and that such evidence shows an extraneous offense; and that the court coerced the jury into arriving at a verdict of guilty.

Appellant was charged with the theft of an automobile [hereinafter referred to as Car A] from…