Coleman v. State

OPINION ON REHEARING

BRETT, Presiding Judge:

Appellant, Melvin Leroy Coleman, was convicted in Oklahoma County District Court Case No. CRF-84-563, for the offense of Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle, After Former Conviction of Two or More Felonies. The jury assessed punishment at thirty (30) years’ imprisonment. The trial court reduced the sentence to twenty-five (25) years. Appellant was represented by counsel.

On January 29, 1984, appellant was apprehended while driving a 1984 brown Century Buick stolen from the Gandara Buick new car lot. After he ran a stop sign and almost struck a police…