Easton v. State

OPINION

ANDELL, Justice.

This is an appeal from punishment assessed after remand from an earlier appeal. Appellant, Michael Joseph Bitgood Easton, was convicted by a jury of third degree felony theft. 1 The trial court originally assessed punishment at 10-years confinement, probated for 10 years, and a fine of $1,000. The Eastland Court of Appeals, in an unpublished opinion, affirmed appellant’s conviction, but remanded for a new punishment hearing. 2 Easton v. State, No. 11-90-062-CR (Tex.App.—Eastland, Nov. 27, 1991, pet. refd) (not designated for publication). On remand, the trial judge…