Sipes v. State

The defendants-appellant, Dexter Sipes and Ronnie Lloyd, were charged by separate affidavits and the trials were consolidated and they were tried together for the offense of theft under Ind. Ann. Stat., § 10-3030 (Burns 1971 Cum. Supp.), which reads, in part, as follows, to-wit:

“Theft in general.—A person commits theft when he (1) knowingly:(a) obtains or exerts unauthorized control over property of the owner; or

* * *(2) either:(a) intends to deprive the owner of the use or benefit of the property; or

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Prior to the trial of this cause by jury two other men, namely, Clarence Francis and…