Senters v. State

WOODLEY, Judge.

This is a conviction for felony theft of a ring and a ring set; the punishment assessed, two years.

The evidence shows beyond question that appellant took the rings from the showcase in a pawn shop where they were exposed for sale, but the sufficiency of the evidence to sustain the jury’s finding that the property so taken was of the value of $50 or more is challenged.

Appellant contends that the conviction should have been for misdemeanor theft, a conviction for which was authorized in the court’s charge in the event the jury entertained a reasonable doubt that the reasonable…