Matthews v. State

McMurray, Presiding Judge.

Defendant Matthews was charged by indictment with two counts of theft by taking. Count 1 charged that defendant had unlawfully taken a 1992 Toyota Previa with the intention of depriving the owner of said property. Count 2 charged that defendant being in lawful possession of a 1992 Toyota Previa did unlawfully appropriate said property with the intention of depriving the owner of said property. A jury acquitted defendant of the charge stated in Count 1, but returned a guilty verdict as to Count 2. Defendant appeals the conviction, challenging the sufficiency of the…