Rowland v. State

OPINION

WARD, Justice.

This is an appeal from a conviction for theft of property having a value greater than $750.00, but less than $20,000.00. A jury found the Appellant guilty and assessed punishment at two years imprisonment and a fine of $200.00. We reverse and remand.

Appellant’s Ground of Error No. One contends that the evidence is insufficient to sustain a conviction. Our disposition of this ground disposes of the case.

Manuel Hernandez loaned the Appellant his 1983 GMC pickup on December 24, 1983, in El Paso. Hernandez had purchased the truck a year before for $1,500.00, had put in a new…