State v. Maggard

DIXON, Judge.

Roy Maggard was convicted by a jury of stealing and burglary. The circuit court sustained his motion for acquittal on the burglary conviction and imposed a sentence of five years imprisonment for stealing. He appeals, claiming (1) that he was deprived of a fair trial when he was escorted to trial in manacles in view of the jury panel, and (2) that the evidence was insufficient to sustain a verdict of guilty on the charge of stealing.

After twelve noon May 2, 1981, a pickup truck was stolen from Jones International in Bates County. Within two or three days, a highway patrol officer…