Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Gilbert W. Sutherlin, Appellant v. the State of Texas, Appellee
December 19, 19841984 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 821
Summary
The Court held that the evidence was insufficient to support Sutherlin's theft conviction because his remote possession of the bulldozer did not establish recent, unexplained possession, and therefore reversed the conviction and remanded for an acquittal. Justice Clinton, concurring, agreed on the insufficiency but criticized the Court's reliance on outdated statutory language.