Nowell v. State

CORNELIUS, Chief Justice.

William Tom Nowell was convicted of theft of property having an aggregate value of at least $10,000.00. Punishment, enhanced by prior convictions, was life imprisonment and a $10,000.00 fine.

In six points of error, Nowell contends that the indictment and the charge were defective, there was insufficient evidence to support the conviction, he was denied his right to a speedy trial, the trial court should have granted his motion to quash the indictment, and the court’s charge was an improper comment on the weight of the evidence.

Nowell contends that the indictment is…