Hubbard v. State

Phipps, Judge.

Following denial of his motion for new trial, Wayne Hubbard appeals his convictions of theft by receiving a stolen motor vehicle and possession of a motor vehicle with identification removed.

Lloyd Fielden’s 1986 Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck was stolen from his home in August 1996. Several days later, his son observed the vehicle in a restaurant parking lot. Although the “public” vehicle identification number (i.e., the one appearing under the windshield) did not match the vehicle identification number on his father’s truck, it appeared that the number on the truck had been…