Eastep v. State

OPINION ON APPELLANT’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

BAIRD, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of theft of property with an aggregate value of $20,000 or more. Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 31.09. The jury assessed punishment at five years confinement and a $10,000.00 fine. The Court of Appeals affirmed. Eastep v. State, 919 S.W.2d 151 (Tex.App.—Dallas 1996). We granted appellant’s petition for discretionary review to determine whether the State amended the indictment in violation of Tex. Code Crim. Proc. Ann. art. 28.10(a). We will affirm.

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The Grand Jury returned an indictment charging appellant with…