Bell v. State

Pope, Presiding Judge.

A jury convicted defendant Thomas Andrew Bell of theft by taking a motor vehicle. Following the denial of his motion for a new trial, he appeals contending that the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction because a fatal variance existed between the allegations contained in the indictment and the proof adduced at trial, and that the trial court erred in allowing the State to introduce similar or connected transaction evidence to the jury. Finding no merit to these contentions, we affirm.

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