BURNS v. STATE

No. 41442.

432 S.W.2d 93 (1968)

Charles Wilson BURNS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

Rehearing Denied October 23, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Walter B. Conway, Houston, for appellant.

Carol S. Vance, Dist. Atty., Phyllis Bell and Ruben W. Hope, Jr., Asst. Dist. Attys., Houston, Texas and Leon B. Douglas, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


OPINION

MORRISON, Judge.

The offense is felony theft with a prior conviction for an offense of the same nature alleged for enhancement; the punishment, 10 years.

Appellant's first contention is that the court erred in failing to grant an instructed verdict of not guilty on the grounds that no connection had been shown between one Portfeld, who initiated the confidence scheme, and appellant, who concluded the same. This is what occurred. Portfeld...

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