Dedmon v. State

OPINION

ROBERTS, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for theft of property under the value of $50.00 and over the value of $5.00. Appellant was tried before the court, which found him guilty and assessed his punishment at confinement for five days and a fine of $200.00.

The evidence reflects that at about 9:30 p. m., on August 18, 1970, Officers Cran-ford and Cheatham of the Dallas Police Department entered Big Mary’s Cafe, located on Commerce Street in Dallas, for the purpose of eating dinner. The officers seated themselves in a booth near a pool table in the restaurant, where appellant…