SHAW v. STATE

No. 44635.

479 S.W.2d 918 (1971)

Edward Benson SHAW, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

May 9, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Melchor Chavez, of Chavez & Barnard, Harlingen (Court Appointed), for appellant.

F. T. Graham, Dist. Atty., Tom Fleming, Asst. Dist. Atty., Brownsville, and Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


OPINION

DALLY, Commissioner.

The conviction is for felony theft; the punishment, four years imprisonment.

The appellant was indicted and tried jointly with two codefendants. The codefendants were granted probation; only the appellant's appeal is before us.

The appellant's ground of error complains that the admission of testimony showing an attempt by the appellant and the codefendants to commit a separate offense similar to the one for which...

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