Colvette v. State

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The Limestone County grand jury returned a five-count indictment on September 24, 1987, against appellant, Douglas Colvette. Count I charges arson in the second degree (§13A-7-42, Code of Alabama 1975); Count II charges receiving stolen property in the first degree (§ 13A-8-17); Count III charges obscuring the identity of a vehicle (§ 13A-8-22(a)(2)); and Counts IV and V charge theft of property in the first degree (§ 13A-8-3). After a jury trial, appellant was…