Speights v. State

OPINION

ODOM, Judge.

The offense is felony theft; the punishment, enhanced under Article 63, Vernon’s Ann.P.C., life.

By his fifth ground of error appellant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence. This ground of error will be considered first.

The record reflects that appellant went into “The Fair” Department Store in Galveston at approximately 12:00 A.M. on the 24th of June, 1971. Tom Wilburn, the Assistant Manager of the store, testified that appellant walked up to the men’s suit rack and removed four suits from it. Wilburn then stated that after appellant had started walking very fast…