Rittenberry v. State

Carley, Judge.

Appellant brings this appeal from his conviction of theft by taking.

1. The evidence supports a finding that appellant unlawfully took the purse of another with the intention of depriving the owner of said purse. Wade v. State, 129 Ga. App. 571 (200 SE2d 370) (1973). We find without merit appellant’s argument that the evidence was insufficient to demonstrate appellant’s “intent” to deprive through the taking. Hawkins v. State, 130 Ga. App. 277 (202 SE2d 837) (1973); Jerome v. State, 143 Ga. App. 649 (239 SE2d 541) (1977). A rational trier of fact could reasonably have found from…