Evans v. State

SPANN, Justice.

Charles P. Evans was convicted of grand larceny, the property allegedly stolen being an automobile belonging to W. W. Gibson. He prosecuted an appeal to the Court of Appeals where his conviction was affirmed. The case is before us on writ of certiorari to review the decision of the Court of Appeals. The facts as determined by the Court of Appeals are as follows:

“The automobile, a 1952 Chevrolet, was stolen from the vicinity of the Wiregrass Stadium in Dothan while its owner was attending a football game on Thanksgiving Day, in 1952.

“Several days later the car was located by…