Washington v. State

496 S.W.2d 77 (1973)

Eugene Ernest WASHINGTON, Appellant,

v.

The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

No. 46431.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

June 27, 1973.

Paul McNutt, Jr., Rosenberg, for appellant.

Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty., and Robert A. Huttash, Asst. State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

OPINION

DAVIS, Commissioner.

Appeal is taken from a conviction for felony theft. The jury assessed punishment at ten years.

The evidence shows that a steel warehouse in Stafford, belonging to S. W. Weatherford, was broken into on October 31, 1971. Among the items taken were a dune buggy, a battery charger, hand…