Weatherford v. State

OPINION ON STATE’S PETITIONS FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

A jury convicted appellant of theft of oilfield property. The court found the enhancement allegation to be true and assessed punishment at confinement for forty years. The Court of Appeals reversed the conviction. Weatherford v. State, 822 S.W.2d 217 (Tex.App.—Eastland, 1991). The State, through the District Attorney of Scurry County and the State Prosecuting Attorney, filed petitions for discretionary review contending that the Court of Appeals failed to address the State’s initial reply to appellant’s points of error concerning the search…