Parker v. State

Quillian, Presiding Judge.

The defendant was charged with two counts of theft by taking. The amount allegedly taken in Count 1 was $230 and the amount allegedly taken in Count 2 was $180. The jury found defendant guilty on both counts, each one in an "amount in excess of $100.” Defendant appeals. Held:

Enumerated as error are the general grounds and the failure of the trial court to grant defendant’s motion for a directed verdict.

The owner of the establishment from which the money was taken, a self-service laundry and cleaning business, identified the defendant as one of the three persons he…