Sales v. State

Charles Sales was indicted for theft of property in the second degree in violation of § 13A-8-4, Code of Alabama 1975. The jury found the appellant "guilty as charged in the indictment." Following a habitual offender hearing, the trial judge set sentence at 30 years' imprisonment in the penitentiary.

On March 17, 1981, Kathy Gobble was employed at the T.G. Y. Department Store in Hartselle, Alabama. While she was working the service desk on this date, at approximately 10:00 a.m., she saw a black male, whom she identified as the appellant, walking toward the front door carrying a television set.…