Ainsworth v. State

Willie Lee Ainsworth was convicted for theft in the first degree and sentenced to life imprisonment as a habitual felony offender.

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Ainsworth was charged with the theft of an automobile. The undisputed evidence shows that the victim permitted Ainsworth to drive her car. Later, when the victim refused Ainsworth's invitation of sexual conduct and repulsed his physical advances, he told her that she could either do what he wanted or get out of the car and walk. When the victim got out, Ainsworth told her that he would leave her car at a certain service station. The automobile was found five days…