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RUTLEDGE v. STATE

No. 43047.

458 S.W.2d 670 (1970)

Edward John RUTLEDGE, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

Rehearing Denied October 28, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ross N. Sterling, Houston, for appellant.

Carol S. Vance, Dist. Atty., James C. Brough and Shelly P. Hancock, Asst. Dist. Attys., Houston, and Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

OPINION

WOODLEY, Presiding Judge.

The offense is felony theft; the punishment, 9 years.

Trial was before a jury on a plea of not guilty. The jury returned a verdict of guilty, and the court assessed the punishment.

The sufficiency of the evidence is not challenged. The state's evidence includes the following:

On June 28, 1968, Mr. Edward V. Huerta delivered his 1961 Pontiac Bonneville to Mr. Ruben Perez for the purpose of having the...

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