Deas v. State

OPINION

MORRISON, Judge.

The offense is second degree felony theft (cattle); the punishment as to each appellant, five years.

Sufficiency of the evidence to support the conviction is challenged.

It was established by non-accomplice testimony that:

1. The three appellants were brothers.

2. One hundred and two branded cattle were stolen from the Texsun Feed Yards in Hereford on August 2, 1974.

3. One hundred and two of the stolen cattle were recovered from Nichols Truck Pen in Houston on August 6.1

The non-accomplice testimony is summarized as follows.

Phillip Farr, Assistant Manager of Tex-sun Feed…