Davis v. State

Sognier, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of theft by taking and appeals.

1. Appellant contends error in denial of his motion for a new trial, which was based on the general grounds. The evidence disclosed that Richard Sanders of the Spalding County Sheriffs Office was working at the site of a truck accident in the middle of the night. Several patrol cars with blue lights flashing were at the scene when *300Sanders observed a van come around a curve in the highway a short distance away and stop. The van remained stopped a short time, then drove into the driveway of a nearby residence. Sanders was…