State v. Ledbetter

The State’s evidence is summarized as follows: Troy Ernest Drum (Drum), who lives on Route 7, Shelby, was the owner of a Plymouth automobile, worth twelve hundred dollars, which he drove to work *498on the night of 22 October 1968. He worked on the third shift at the Dover Yarn Mill, Buffalo. When he got off the next morning at 6 o’clock, his automobile was gone. He reported this to the police. He had not given anyone permission to take or drive his automobile. At about 11:00 A.M. on the morning of 23 October 1968, the police officers of Kings Mountain arrested the defendant who was alone and…