Pierce v. State

Sullivan, P.J.,

Appellant (Pierce) brings this direct appeal from a conviction of theft. Pierce attacks the conviction alleging the State’s failure to present sufficient evidence to sustain the conviction. We agree with Pierce’s contention, and must therefore reverse.

The evidence and reasonable inferences therefrom, most favorable to appellee (State) and the trial court’s judgment, are as follows:

In July of 1970, Blanck Chevrolet of Brownsburg, Indiana, received a 1968 Ford Mustang in trade for a new automobile. The Mustang was promptly sent to Midwest Auto Auction, Inc., an Indianapolis-based…