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HAWKINS v. STATE

No. B14-87-332-CR.

742 S.W.2d 61 (1987)

E.D. HAWKINS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (14th Dist.).

November 19, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gordon E. White, Houston, for appellant.

Richard A. Dawson, Richmond, for appellee.

Before PAUL PRESSLER, MURPHY and ELLIS, JJ.

OPINION

PAUL PRESSLER, Justice.

This is an appeal from a conviction of unauthorized use of a motor vehicle. TEX. PENAL CODE § 31.07. The jury found appellant guilty and the court sentenced him to thirty years in the Texas Department of Corrections as a habitual offender. We reverse.

Appellant and a companion were looking under the hood of a stalled pickup truck at an intersection when a policeman stopped...

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