Sankey v. State

A Montgomery County grand jury returned a two-count indictment against the appellant, charging him with theft of property in the first degree, in violation of § 13A-8-3, Codeof Alabama (1975), or in the alternative, with receiving stolen property in the first degree, in violation of § 13A-8-17, Codeof Alabama (1975). Following a jury trial, the appellant was found guilty of receiving stolen property in the first degree and was sentenced under the Habitual Felony Offender Act to a term of ten years' imprisonment.

The evidence presented by the prosecution tended to establish the following facts:

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