Davis v. State

Sognier, Judge.

Appellant was convicted on three counts of theft by taking. He contends on appeal that the trial court erred (1) by charging the jury that a mechanic’s lien could not be asserted by appellant unless the work contracted for had been completed; (2) by allowing the state to place appellant’s character in issue when he had not testified and placed his character in issue; (3) by allowing the state to introduce into evidence a photocopy of an agreement between appellant and a third person without showing why the original was not available; and (4) by allowing the state to present…