Hedicke v. State

OPINION ON APPELLANT’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

WHITE, Judge.

Appeal is taken from a conviction for felony theft over $10,000. Appellant pled guilty and elected to have the jury assess punishment. Appellant filed an application for probation which the jury denied in assessing punishment at eight years imprisonment.

The Eighth Court of Appeals, in an unpublished panel opinion, unanimously affirmed the conviction. Hedicke v. State, No. 08-84-00219-CR (Tex.App. — El Paso, 1986). We granted appellant’s petition for discretionary review to determine whether the Court of Appeals correctly…