Bullen v. State

John C. Bullen was indicted in November of 1984 on 38 counts of theft of property (30 counts of theft in the first degree and eight counts of theft in the second degree). The appellant stood trial on these charges in July of 1985 but a mistrial was declared because of a hung jury.

Following this trial, ten of the counts were dismissed by the trial court (six counts of theft in the first degree and four counts of theft in the second degree). The appellant was tried on the remaining 28 counts in February of 1986. The jury found the appellant guilty on all 28 charges. The trial judge imposed six…