Foster v. State

338 S.W.2d 458 (1960)

Eugene Jackson FOSTER, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Texas, Appellee.

No. 31737.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

April 20, 1960.

Rehearing Denied June 8, 1960.

Daugherty, Bruner, Kelsoe & Thorp, by Sam E. Daugherty, Dallas, for appellant.

Henry Wade, Crim. Dist. Atty., Jerome V. Chamberlain, Jr., Robert E. Lyle, Phil Burleson, Asst. Dist. Attys., Dallas, and Leon Douglas, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

DICE, Commissioner.

The conviction is for felony theft with two prior convictions for felonies less than capital alleged for enhancement; the punishment, life imprisonment under…