Bryant v. State

Banke, Judge.

The defendant appeals his conviction of motor vehicle theft. The state’s evidence showed that local law enforcement agents were advised by an FBI agent named Harold Poe that the defendant intended to steal a truck from Carpet Center Leasing Company on the night of October 22,1981. Acting on this information, the agents instituted a “stake-out” which resulted in the defendant’s arrest. The defendant, who was driving the truck when arrested, testified that he-was merely assisting a friend named Tommy Masters, who had told him that the owner wanted the vehicle delivered to Calhoun…