Lang v. State

GUITTARD, Chief Justice.

This case is before us on remand from the court of criminal appeals. We affirm the conviction.

Appellant was indicted for theft of a ring. The complainant testified that she permitted appellant to have temporary possession of the ring for a brief inspection and that he failed to return it to her. The indictment alleged that appellant appropriated the ring “without effective consent since no assent in fact was given by the owner.” The court’s charge authorized the jury to convict if the State should establish “that at the time of the appropriation, if any, the defendant…