Scott v. State

TYSON, Judge.

Arthur J. Scott was indicted for and convicted of “grand larceny” for which he received a sentence of one year and one day imprisonment. His motion for a new trial was duly denied. On July 12, 1978, Arthur J. Scott, the appellant, entered the Adkison Grocery, a retail grocery operated by Donald B. Adkison, and asked Mr. Adkison for some money. Mr. Adkison recognized the appellant as a frequent customer, but refused to give him any money. Thereafter, while Mr. Adkison continued to wait on another customer, the appellant reached over the top of the cash register and began “banging…