Gibson v. State

643 N.E.2d 885 (1994)

Jeffrey GIBSON, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Indiana, Appellee.

No. 55S01-9411-CR-1121.

Supreme Court of Indiana.

November 28, 1994.

R. Stephen Donovan, Martinsville, for appellant.

Pamela Carter, Atty. Gen., Geoff Davis, Deputy Atty. Gen., Indianapolis, for appellee.

ON PETITION TO TRANSFER

SULLIVAN, Justice.

We write to address the conflict within the Court of Appeals[1] as to whether a person can be convicted of the crime of Receiving Stolen Property if that person is the actual thief.

A jury convicted Jeffrey Gibson in Morgan Superior Court of Attempted Auto Theft,[2] Receiving Stolen…