Battise v. State

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 for 12 months. In four issues, appellant argues that the evidence is legally and factually insufficient to prove that he (1) intentionally or knowingly operated a motor vehicle without the effective consent of its owner and (2) operated the same motor vehicle in Chambers County.

We affirm.

Background

At approximately 1:00 p.m. on February 3, 2007, in Chambers County, Texas, Hubert Thomas (“Thomas”) loaned his 1998…