Peterson v. State

LEIGH M. CLARK, Retired Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction of grand larceny and a sentence of imprisonment for seven years.

The property allegedly stolen consisted of two 1977 Lincoln Continental Mark V automobiles of the aggregate value of, to-wit: $22,800.00, the property of Dothan Lincoln-Mercury Company, Inc.

The defendant took the stand and stoutly testified he had no knowledge of and no connection with any alleged larceny, but there was an abundance of substantial evidence of his guilt. There is no contention on appeal to the contrary. A brief summary of salient portions of…