Mattiza v. State

OPINION

SEARS, Justice.

This is an appeal from a conviction of the felony offense of theft from a person. Appellant entered a plea of not guilty and, after a jury trial, was found guilty as charged in the indictment. The jury assessed punishment at six years in the Texas Department of Corrections, probated, and a $6,000 fine. In two related points of error, appellant complains that the trial court erred in denying his motion for a directed verdict and that there was insufficient evidence to support his conviction of theft from a person. We affirm.

On March 9, 1989, the Internal Affairs Division…