Phipps v. State

OPINION

BUSSEY, Presiding Judge:

Appellant, Ronnie Lee Phipps, hereinafter referred to as defendant, was charged, tried and convicted in the District Court, Oklahoma County, Case No. CRF-76-1611, for the offense of Grand Larceny, After Former Conviction of a Felony, in violation of 21 O.S.1971, § 1701. After a bifurcated jury trial, his punishment was fixed at two (2) years’ imprisonment. From this judgment and sentence a timely appeal has been filed.

The evidence may be summarized as follows. Mr. Gerald Cox was the first witness for the State. He testified he was the owner of the E. V. Cox…