Conley v. State

MORRISON, Judge.

The offense is felony theft with two prior felony convictions alleged for enhancement; the punishment, life.

Hardwareman McKinnon testified that on the day charged in the indictment he observed appellant and one Hefty, who were strangers to him, in his neighborhood store, and that appellant engaged him in a long conversation about various items of merchandise. After their departure he noticed that a television set with a value of $140.26 was missing and later in the day discovered that a Waring blender was also gone. Both items which he identified in detail were returned to him…