State v. Jolley

ELLETT, Chief Justice:

On March 3, 1977, appellant was tried by the court, sitting without a jury, and was convicted of theft, a Class A misdemeanor. He brings this appeal on the grounds that (1) the evidence was insufficient to establish a prima facie case of theft or to sustain the conviction; and (2) the appellant was not properly identified during the course of the trial.

The Secretary of the Eagle’s lodge had reported money missing from the cash box; and as a result thereof, the police dusted the money with blue detection powder — a substance that is not readily apparent if dry but which…