Vlietstra v. State

OPINION

SULLIVAN, Judge.

Following a jury trial, Jeffrey A. Vliets-tra was convicted of four counts of Receiving Stolen Property, a Class D felony.1 Upon appeal, Vlietstra presents several issues for our review, which we restate as: (1) whether the trial court improperly admitted hearsay evidence; and (2) whether the evidence is sufficient to support Vliets-tra's convictions.

We reverse.2

The record reveals that in the spring of 2001, Vlietstra told Richard Newenhouse that he had some John Deere tractors which he wished to sell. Mr. Newenhouse had previously purchased a Jeep from Vlietstra.…