Lockett v. State

Banke, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of theft by taking based on an indictment which alleged the unlawful entry into the warehouse with the intent to steal. The warehouse was entered sometime between Friday evening, June 16,1978, and Monday morning, June 19,1978. Two men were seen in a wooded overgrown area behind the warehouse, loading furniture into an automobile. The car’s license plate number eventually led police to the appellant’s home, where some of the furniture was located.

Appellant denied any knowledge or participation in the break-in, claiming instead that he had found the…