Howard Dean Sullivan, Appellant v. the State of Texas, Appellee

Summary

The Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed Sullivan's convictions for felony theft, holding that the owner's testimony that the stolen rifle was worth $500 was sufficient to establish market value over the $200 jurisdictional threshold. The Court rejected the appellant's argument that a jury instruction on default value was required and noted that an owner's opinion evidence is admissible and sufficient for the trier of fact.