Ayers v. State

Phipps, Judge.

Dewey Ayers was convicted of theft by receiving stolen property. His motion for new trial was denied. He now appeals, challenging the sufficiency of the State’s proof and the admission of similar transaction evidence. We find Ayers’s claims of error either to have been waived or to be lacking in merit and affirm.

Ayers was charged with theft by receiving a stolen 1997 Corvette automobile. Fayette County Detective Whiteside testified that the Corvette was reported stolen and a lookout for it was posted by Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent McFarlane. Whiteside further…