ELLIS v. STATE

No. 01-84-0422-CR.

691 S.W.2d 799 (1985)

Willard Eugene ELLIS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (1st Dist.).

May 23, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steve Hebert, Hebert & Dunham, Houston, for appellant.

John B. Holmes, Jr., Harris County Dist. Atty., Roe Morris, Harris County Asst. Dist. Atty., Houston, for appellee.

Before EVANS, C.J., and COHEN and DUNN, JJ.


OPINION

DUNN, Justice.

A jury convicted the appellant of theft, found two enhancement paragraphs to be true, and assessed punishment at 45 years confinement. We reverse and order a judgment of acquittal.

In his sole ground of error, appellant contends that there was insufficient evidence arising from his possession of recently stolen property to support an inference of guilt.

The record reveals that on March 15, 1984, Rick Cogsgrove, the...

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