State v. Woody

This cause came on to be heard upon an appeal from the Court of Common Pleas of Hamilton County.

Defendant-appellant, Larry Woody, was indicted by the Grand Jury of Hamilton County on one count of theft, in violation of R.C. 2913.02(A)(1). The record reveals that on August 21, 1984, appellant rented, from the U-Haul Company in Cincinnati, a trenching machine, a trailer and a trailer hitch. The equipment was to be returned the following day. When it was not returned, the manager of the U-Haul store made repeated attempts to contact appellant, all of which were unsuccessful. The manager then…