Rogers v. State

OPINION

ROBERTS, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for theft of property of the value of at least $10,000. Following a jury verdict of guilty, the court sentenced appellant to 15 years’ confinement in the Texas Department of Corrections. Although the sufficiency of the evidence is not challenged, it is necessary to set forth in some detail the facts underlying the conviction so that appellant’s first two grounds of error may be placed in perspective.

On December 15, 1974, appellant leased an office in Dallas, using the name Bud Moore. He told the leasing agent that he planned to open a…