Moore v. State

RATLIFF, Chief Judge.

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

Michael S. Moore appeals the trial court’s denial of his motion for return of property. We affirm.

FACTS

On January 2, 1985, police arrested Michael Moore. Upon arrest, the police took from Moore a billfold, a driver’s license, and $820 in cash. On that same day, Jose Baer, the alleged victim, filed an affidavit attesting that the $820 was his. The prosecuting attorney released the cash to him.

On the next day, Moore was charged with armed robbery, a class B felony, for taking Baer’s 1971 van. After a trial on that cause, Moore was found guilty of a…