Wainscott v. State

Givan, J

The appellant was charged with the crime of theft as defined in Burns Ind. Stat. § 10-3030. Trial by court resulted in a finding of guilty of the lesser included offense of exerting unauthorized control over a motor vehicle as defined in Burns Ind. Stat. § 10-3036. Appellant was sentenced to the Indiana State Farm for a period of one year and fined $25 and costs.

The evidence stated in the record is as follows:

On November 24, 1967, one Ellard Jackson reported that his 1964 Ford Thunderbird had been taken from a parking-lot. On that same date Police Officer Robert Dodd received a radio…