Dixey v. State

OPINION

BAKER, Judge.

In this case, appellant-defendant Edward Dixey was convicted of Theft, 1 a class D felony, after an investigation revealed that utility-equipment had been tampered with, allowing electricity to be diverted and, thereby, permitting Dixey to use electricity without paying for it. Dixey appeals his conviction and requests that he be granted a new trial.

On appeal, Dixey argues that the trial court erred when it refused to give three of his tendered jury instructions, two of which included lesser offenses and the remaining involved statutory interpretation that when general and…