Thomas v. State

OPINION

BUSSEY, Judge:

The appellant, Billy Ray Thomas, was convicted in the District Court of Cleveland County, Case No. CRF-83-60, of Grand Larceny After Former Conviction of a Felony, for «which he received a sentence of eight years’ imprisonment, and he appeals.

At 1:25 a.m., on January 19, 1983, Norman police officer John Duncan observed a pickup truck on Franklin Road in Cleveland County, with an orange tractor in it. Further observation revealed that the pickup had no license tag or tailgate, and so Officer Duncan attempted to stop it. The pickup ran a stop sign and began to increase its…