Smitherman v. State

Buying, receiving, concealing or aiding in concealing stolen property; thirteen months.

After being tried and convicted on December 12, 1975, appellant applied for probation and the case was continued for a hearing. At the hearing the probation request was denied and the appellant filed this appeal.

The facts surrounding this conviction are, that on November 21, 1974, Emory Lee Head drove his 1974 Ford Maverick to Courtesy Ford in Montgomery for maintenance. It was 8:15 or 8:30 A.M. when he left the car and on his return the same day, it was not there. The car was a two-toned brown with a vinyl…