Thomas v. State

OPINION

EVANS, Chief Justice.

The appellant was convicted by a jury of the unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, and based upon prior convictions for burglary and possession of heroin, the court assessed his punishment at life imprisonment.

In his first ground of error, the appellant contends that the State failed to prove all essential elements of the offense, as alleged in the indictment, and that the evidence was therefore insufficient to sustain his conviction.

Texas Penal Code Ann. § 31.07 defines the offense of unauthorized use of a vehicle as:

A person commits an offense if he intentionally…