Scruggs v. State

Miller, Judge.

Barry Scruggs was convicted of theft by receiving a motor vehicle. On appeal he contends that the trial court erred by (1) admitting into evidence a prior conviction for possession of drugs with intent to distribute, and (2) failing to limit the scope of the State’s cross-examination of him about the prior drug conviction. We discern no error and affirm.

Viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, the evidence reveals that on November 7, 2000, Scruggs asked Dorsel Frady if he could borrow Frady’s truck. Frady agreed only to allow Scruggs to drive the truck up to the top of…