BRUNT v. STATE

No. 09-95-151 CR.

928 S.W.2d 313 (1996)

Jim Carol BRUNT, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Beaumont.

Decided August 28, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John R. Heath, Heath, Garrett & James, Nacogdoches, for appellant.

Clyde M. Herrington, Dist. Atty., Lufkin, for State.

Before WALKER, C.J., and BURGESS and STOVER, JJ.


OPINION

STOVER, Justice.

Jim Carol Brunt was convicted by a jury of theft, enhanced by a prior conviction of theft by false pretext and sentenced by the court to twenty year's confinement in the Institutional Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

The victim of the theft, Stella Sturrock, is an 86-year old widow and cousin of appellant. Sturrock's life savings were in a certificate of deposit (CD). The interest from the CD, along with...

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