Masters v. State

OPINION

MORRISON, Judge.

The offense is felony theft with two prior convictions alleged for enhancement; the punishment, assessed by the court, life.

Appellant’s first ground of error is that the evidence is insufficient to support the conviction. The facts showed that appellant was interrupted by the owner of a service station and his employee as appellant was taking money from the station’s cash register. When accosted by the owner, appellant “reached in his pockets” and “pulled out a handful of money from each pocket and handed (the money to the owner and his employee) and broke and ran.” The…