Lay v. State

Defendant-appellant (Lay) was charged by information with the offense of theft and was tried by jury and convicted. Lay was duly sentenced and now brings this appeal to us raising two issues, namely:(1) Is the evidence sufficient to support the conviction?(2) Did the trial court err in admitting certain evidence?

The evidence most favorable to the State reveals that on February 9, 1974, at about 12:30 o’clock P.M., three women, hereinafter referred to as A, B, and C, shipped four footlockers by bus from Evansville, Indiana, to Memphis, Tennessee. These footlockers were all mailed to the same…