Anderson v. State

HERRING, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Steven Wayne Anderson appeals to this Court from his conviction in the Circuit Court of Lee County, Mississippi, of grand larceny and false pretense. Anderson challenges his conviction on the grounds that the trial court erred in denying a request for (1) a mistrial and (2) for a directed verdict on the false pretense charge. We find that these assignments of error are without merit, and therefore, we affirm.

A. THE FACTS

¶ 2. On July 13, 1996, a plumbing contractor for an apartment complex under construction in Verona, Mississippi, observed an individual leaving…