Gerrard v. State

Ruffin, Judge.

Ronald Gerrard, Jr. was charged by accusation with theft by receiving stolen property, and following a jury trial, he was found guilty of the offense. Gerrard appeals, asserting that the trial court lacked jurisdiction because he did not waive his right to indictment by a grand jury, that the trial court erred in denying his motions to suppress evidence, and that he was denied effective assistance of trial counsel. For reasons which follow, we affirm.

Viewed in a light most favorable to support the jury’s verdict, 1 the evidence showed that on March 21, 2000, Gerrard drove a…