Malloy v. State

McCORD, Judge.

This appeal is from appellant’s conviction of grand theft for which he was sentenced to six years in prison. Appellant contends that the trial court erred in denying his motion for judgment of acquittal at the close of the state’s case.

The subject of the theft was a broken wooden mantle clock owned by Lena Buchanan. Ms. Buchanan testified that she had bought the clock in 1915 and that it had been passed around in her family for many years. The only evidence as to value of the clock was Ms. Buchanan’s testimony that she “wouldn’t take $200 for it.” Appellant contends that the…