Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

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

January 8, 19861986 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 1161

Summary

The Court affirmed Sullivan's theft convictions, holding that the owner's opinion testimony on the rifle's value was sufficient to establish the statutory market value exceeding $200. The dissent argued that without evidence of fair market value the conviction was unsupported.