State v. Grooms

HENDERSON, Justice.

PROCEDURAL HISTORY/ISSUES

Defendant-appellant, William Grooms (Grooms), was convicted of two counts of Grand Theft by Disposal of Stolen Property; count one involved a beaded Indian dress and count two involved a horsehair headstall. He was sentenced to serve eight years in the penitentiary on each count, the sentences to run consecutively. Appellate counsel was not trial counsel. Grooms contends that he is entitled to a new trial due to three alleged errors committed below:(1) That evidence of stolen Indian artifacts not included in the indictment (a rock figurine, some…