State v. Jasper

WASSERSTROM, Presiding Judge.

Defendant appeals from a conviction by a jury of stealing over $50. The jury assessed the punishment at six years and the trial court reduced the punishment to five years.

Because of the nature of the points raised by the defendant, a detailed recital of the facts is not necessary. It is sufficient to state that the evidence, all from witnesses called by the State, and the defendant’s voluntary statement showed beyond any doubt that the defendant shoplifted phonograph records and removed them from the store. A security guard for the store observing the theft…