O'BRIEN v. State

OPINION

By the Court, Thompson, J.:

A jury convicted Terry O’Brien and his codefendant, Rickey Pinney, of grand larceny and burglary. They were charged with the theft of three radiators valued at more than $100 from the Poole Ranch and, by separate count, with having entered the power house on the SRY Ranch with the intent to commit larceny. Only O’Brien has appealed.

The State’s case was based solely upon circumstantial evidence and was flatly contradicted by O’Brien and others who testified on his behalf. He contends that the evidence is insufficient to support his conviction of grand larceny,…