LEAL v. STATE

No. 42262.

445 S.W.2d 750 (1969)

Margaret LEAL, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

October 22, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John W. O'Dowd, Walter Boyd Jr., Houston, for appellant.

Carol S. Vance, Dist. Atty., Phyllis Bell and Frank Price, Asst. Dist. Attys., Houston, and Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


OPINION

DOUGLAS, Judge.

The conviction is for misdemeanor shoplifting, subsequent offender, under an indictment alleging two prior misdemeanor convictions, a felony under Article 1436e, Vernon's Ann.P.C. The penalty was assessed at a fine of $250 and confinement in jail for two years.

Appellant was observed as she removed two dresses from a display rack in Globe Discount City, a retail store in Houston. She put the dresses in her purse and left the...

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