Parker v. State

Anthony Lopez Parker was indicted for theft of property in the first degree, in violation of § 13A-8-3, Code of Alabama 1975. He was tried in a joint trial with two co-defendants. The petit jury found the appellant "guilty as charged in the indictment," and the trial judge thereafter sentenced him to 30 years' imprisonment and ordered him to pay a minimum one-third portion of $5,850.00 in restitution.

During the early morning hours of August 4, 1988, Ware Jewelers in Opelika, Alabama, was broken into and numerous gold chains were taken from the store. A short time after the break-in, two…