Blair v. State

Appellant Calvin Blair was convicted by a Pulaski County Circuit Court jury of battery in the first degree, possession of a firearm by certain persons, and theft by receiving; the jury further found he had employed the use of a firearm in the commission of the battery. Blair was sentenced as a habitual offender to a total of fifty-one years' imprisonment. On appeal, he takes issue only with his conviction for theft by receiving, arguing (1) the State failed to introduce substantial evidence the firearm he possessed on October 24, 2016, was stolen, and (2) the State failed to introduce proof…