Whitman v. State

Adams, Judge.

Ricky Lane Whitman appeals following his conviction on one count of misdemeanor theft by receiving. As his sole enumeration of error, Whitman asserts that the trial court erred in allowing the State to admit similar transaction evidence of a similar pending theft charge. He asserts that the admission of this evidence deprived him of his constitutional right to testify at the trial in this case by endangering his right to remain silent with regard to the similar transaction. Finding no error, we affirm.

Viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, the evidence at trial showed…