Turner v. State

OPINION

DAVIS, Commissioner.

This is an appeal from a conviction for felony theft. Punishment was assessed by the jury at five years.

In appellant’s first six contentions, he urges that the evidence is insufficient to show the value of the item allegedly taken.

Mrs. Louise Blake testified that she had paid $69.88 for the tape player at Winters two or three weeks before it was stolen and identified an advertisement of the machine, which listed the price of $69.88.

There was testimony that the tape machine had little use since Mrs. Blake and her daughter had very few tapes.

Appellant urges that there…