Pennington v. State

OPINION

MORRISON, Judge.

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

Officers Eudy and Whitehead testified that while on patrol on the day in question they observed a 1966 Chevrolet bearing Texas license plates numbered JVM 808 parked on the grass near the highway with appellant seated under the steering wheel. He was alone. One of the officers asked appellant if he was having trouble, and when he began to talk to them, they observed that he was intoxicated. The officers stated that the name appearing on the ignition…