WORTHINGTON v. STATE

No. 43971.

469 S.W.2d 182 (1971)

Patrick WORTHINGTON, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

July 14, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Branch & Stilwell by Victor F. Branch, Houston, for appellant.

Robert J. Seerden, Dist. Atty., D. F. Martinek, Asst. Dist. Atty., Victoria, and Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


OPINION

ROBERTS, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for felony theft; trial was before the court and the punishment was assessed at five years.

The appellant in this case was a 59-year-old tree surgeon from Houston with no prior criminal record. He was the owner of a 1966 Cadillac, which is the subject matter of this prosecution. The automobile had been in a wreck and appellant had it repaired at a motor company. When repairs were completed...

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