State v. Ledford

Defendant was indicted for first degree theft (OES 164.055). The property involved was a 1972 Ford, 4-wheel drive, %-ton pickup. He was convicted by a jury, and appeals.

The state’s evidence showed that the pickup had disappeared from a dealer’s lot in Junction City in Lane County, and parts of it were later found in a secluded area on Buck Mountain near Foster in Linn County. One Ira Laney was apprehended with parts from the stolen pickup installed in his 1963 pickup. These parts were valued at over $1,400. Laney testified that defendant had sold him these parts for $200 *627.and told him how he…