Thomas v. State

OPINION

ANDERSON, Justice.

Edna Kay Thomas (Thomas) appeals from a jury conviction for theft. Tex.Penal Code Ann. § 31.08 (Vernon 1989 & Vernon Supp. 1991). 1 The jury assessed punishment at ten years probation. Thomas raises four points of error, challenging the sufficiency of the evidence, the admission of expert testimony, and the denial of her request for a mistrial. We affirm.

Thomas allegedly participated in a “pigeon drop” scheme, a type of theft by deception generally involving two people. The other party involved, Joyretta Rhodes, convinced the theft victim, an elderly woman at a…