Hoobler v. State

The appellant, Rita Blackwell Hoobler, was convicted of theft of property in the first degree. Her sentence of four years was split and she was ordered to serve two years in the penitentiary. The appellant raises three issues.

I

The appellant contends that her motion for a judgment of acquittal should have been granted because, she says, the State failed to prove the element of intent to deprive that is necessary to sustain a conviction for theft of property. "Deprive" is defined as "to withhold property or cause it to be withheld from a person permanently or for such period or under such…