Denton v. State

OPINION

WEAVER, Justice.

Appellant, Steven Wayne Denton, was charged by a single indictment with two felony offenses. Count One of the indictment charged appellant with the offense of theft of a motor vehicle, and Count Two of the indictment charged him with unauthorized use of a motor vehicle. See TexJPenal Code Ann. §§ 31.03, 31.07 (Vernon 1989). The jury found appellant guilty under Count One of the lesser-included offense of attempted theft of a vehicle. The jury also found appellant guilty of unauthorized use of a motor vehicle as alleged in Count Two.

The trial court assessed appellant’s…