Caston v. State

Birdsong, Presiding Judge.

Derrick E. Caston was convicted of theft of an auto and sentenced to serve 20 years. He brings this appeal enumerating two errors. Held:

1. In the first enumeration of error, Caston complains the trial court erred in allowing asserted hearsay testimony to be considered on an essential fact issue, thus depriving Caston of a fair trial. As stated by Caston, the only real issue in this case was whether Caston drove the auto from Atlanta toward Houston, Texas, with the consent of the owner on the owner’s business or whether he took the van without any authority. It is…