Franco v. State

OPINION

OSBORN, Chief Justice.

Luis Franco was convicted of third-degree felony theft, and the jury assessed punishment at confinement for eight years and a fine of $840.00. We affirm.

On the evening of June 25,1986, Thomas L. Gerke drove from a farm in Reeves County to the Town & Country Store in Pecos in order to make a telephone call. After the call, the Appellant and Mr. Gerke engaged in a conversation in the store parking lot concerning the sale of certain items of personal property. The two men then drove to a different part of town in Mr. Gerke’s pickup, and after the Appellant finally…