WOMACK, J., delivered the opinion of the unanimous Court.
The appellant was indicted for theft by deception. At trial, the jury charge allowed for a conviction without limiting the manner in which the theft was committed. The jury found the appellant guilty "as charged in the indictment" and sentenced him to 3 years in prison and a $10,000 fine.
The Fourteenth Court of Appeals acquitted the appellant because there was no evidence of deception.
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