Battise v. State

264 S.W.3d 222 (2008)

Ruscel Lovel BATTISE, Appellant,

v.

The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

No. 01-06-00935-CR.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (1st Dist.).

January 31, 2008.

Rehearing Overruled March 14, 2008.

Discretionary Review Refused October 1, 2008.

James F. Keegan, Houston, TX, for appellant.

Scott Ray Peal, Assistant District Attorney, Anahuac, TX, for State.

Panel consists of Justices NUCHIA, JENNINGS, and KEYES.

OPINION

EVELYN V. KEYES, Justice.

A jury convicted appellant, Ruscel Lovel Battise, of unauthorized use of a motor vehicle,[1] and the trial court assessed his punishment at imprisonment…