State v. Petrice

The appellant, William Petrice, appeals his conviction by a jury in Lewis County of grand larceny. The appellant contends that: (1) the state failed to prove that he had the intent to steal the property; (2) the state failed to prove the ownership of the property; (3) the trial court should have dismissed the indictment on the ground that there had been a two and one-half year pre-indictment delay; (4) the trial court should have dismissed the indictment on the ground that the criminal process was improperly used to collect a civil debt; and (5) the prosecuting attorney’s statements to the…