Gerald Mac Lowrey v. State

OPINION

Opinion by

Justice Moseley

A jury found Gerald Mac Lowrey guilty of theft of material (aluminum, copper, bronze, or brass) in an amount valued at less than $20,000.00. 1 Following the jury’s verdict of guilty, the trial court assessed Lowrey’s punishment and sentenced him to two years’ confinement in the State Jail Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, but probated the sentence and placed Lowrey on community supervision for five years.

On appeal, Lowrey contends (1) that the trial court erred when it refused to issue a writ of attachment for a defense witness, (2) that the…