Swope v. State

SHANNON, Chief Justice.

Appellant Shera Swope seeks to set aside a judgment of conviction after a jury trial in the district court of Lampasas County. Swope was convicted as a party to the offense of theft by deception. Tex.Pen. Code Ann. §§ 31.01, 31.03, & 7.02 (1974 and Supp.1986). The district court assessed punishment at confinement for twenty years and a fine of $80,000. This Court will reform and affirm the judgment.

The grand jury indicted Swope on eight counts. Each count averred that on certain dates between October 7,1982 through December 17,1982, Lorena Love Widmer committed theft by…