Scott v. State

OPINION

SAM BASS, Justice.

Appellant was convicted by a jury of theft of an automobile valued between $750 and $20,000. Punishment, enhanced by two prior felony convictions, was set by the jury at 75 years imprisonment.

We reverse and acquit.

In his first ground of error, appellant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to show that the value of the car when stolen was more than $750. In reviewing the sufficiency of the evidence, an appellate court must view the evidence in the light most favorable to the verdict. Drager v. State, 548 S.W.2d 890, 892 (Tex.Crim.App.1977). The only evidence of…