Black v. State

TYSON, Judge.

Lewis Black was indicted in three counts; (1) charging the unauthorized sale or conversion of rental property, (2) grand larceny, and (3) buying, receiving or concealing stolen property in connection with a “Denncrest brand portable sewing machine” of the value of $159.00 which Black had rented for a period of one week but had failed to either return or pay further rental fees on for some eight months thereafter. At trial, the State elected to seek a conviction under the first count of the indictment, charging the conversion of rental property, § 13-3-61, Code of Alabama 1975,…