State v. Buckom

MITCHELL, Justice.

The central issues before this Court on appeal are whether the trial court erred (1) by denying the defendant’s motion to dismiss the charge against him for larceny from the person, or (2) by refusing to submit a possible verdict for the lesser offense of misdemeanor larceny for the jury’s consideration. We affirm the holding of the Court of Appeals that the trial court did not err.

Evidence for the State tended to show that the defendant entered the Convenience Mart owned by James P. George — through his corporation, George of John Street, Inc. —on 25 October 1988. Catherine…