State v. Stapleton

The state appeals an order granting defendant’s demurrer to an indictment which alleges:

"[Michael Dean Stapleton] is accused by the Lane County Grand Jury of the crime of THEFT IN THE FIRST DEGREE committed as follows:

"The defendant on or between the 23rd day of March, 1975 and the 15th day of January, 1976, in the county aforesaid, did unlawfully and knowingly commit theft of a cassette tape deck, valuable property, owned by the Friendly Street Church of God by buying, receiving, retaining and concealing the said cassette tape deck, knowing the said tape deck was the subject of theft;…