Grant v. State

Appellant Leon Grant was convicted of operating a “chop shop,” after parts of several stolen vehicles were found in a shipping container at his automobile repair business. During his trial, Grant testified that he had allowed one of his customers, Carlton Brown, to disassemble a vehicle that the customer had brought to the shop for shipment to Jamaica. On cross-examination, the state questioned Grant about his business and another business which operated at the same site. After Grant named Willie Brutus as the owner of the other business, the state asked “where is Willie Brutus, is he going…