State v. Wilson

Defendant, who was convicted following a bench trial of second-degree theft, appeals. He assigns error to the trial court’s determination that he committed second-degree theft by “Aiding or Abetting after the fact.” In particular, defendant contends that, even viewing the evidence most favorably to the state, the theory on which the trial court expressly predicated his conviction was inapposite as a matter of law. We agree with defendant, and, accordingly, we reverse his conviction and remand for further proceedings.

On appeal from a judgment of conviction, we recount the facts in the light…