Keith D. Hamilton v. State

02-11-299-CR

COURT OF APPEALS

SECOND DISTRICT OF TEXAS

FORT WORTH

NO. 02-11-00299-CR

Keith D. Hamilton

APPELLANT

V

The State of Texas

STATE

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FROM THE 371st District Court OF Tarrant COUNTY

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MEMORANDUM OPINION[1]

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I. Introduction

A jury found Appellant Keith D. Hamilton guilty of theft of a vehicle valued at $1,500–20,000 and of unauthorized use of a vehicle. See Tex. Penal Code Ann. §§ 31.03(e)(4)(A), 31.07 (West Supp. 2011). After Hamilton pleaded true to the enhancement paragraph in the indictment, the trial court sentenced him to twenty years’ imprisonment for each count,…