Fillmore v. State

OPINION

NYE, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from a conviction for theft. After trial by jury, the court assessed punishment at ten years in the Texas Department of Corrections. The sentence was probated. The sufficiency of the evidence is the challenge on appeal.

The appellant owned and operated a shop in Harlingen, Texas, known as the Valley Gold Exchange which bought and sold secondhand personal property. On March 19, 1981, the appellant purchased a gold bracelet and gold ring from an eighteen-year-old woman, Rosa Villela. Villela had previously stolen the jewelry from the home of Angelita…