Carpenter v. State

First degree theft; sentence: life imprisonment (habitual offender).

On August 4, 1980, the appellant's father, Garland Bailey Carpenter, returned home from work and found that someone had entered his home and taken an Uncle Ben folding knife, a .22 caliber pistol and a .38 caliber Tarus nickel-plated revolver with wooden handles and a four-inch barrel. Also missing were some car keys and a 1979 Ford pickup truck. The victim described the truck as "walnut" in color, being "between a gold or brown." He next saw his truck about a week later at the Georgiana Police Department.

Around 8:30 p.m. on…