Chastain v. State

Barnes, Judge.

Steve Eugene Chastain was convicted of theft by taking. In this appeal, he claims the evidence was insufficient to sustain the verdict. He also contends the trial court erred in recharging the jury and in refusing to exclude the victim’s testimony after a purported violation of the rule of sequestration. Finding no merit to these assertions, we affirm.

Viewed in a light most favorable to the verdict, the evidence established that the theft of the victim’s 1993 Toyota pickup truck occurred after Chastain had been a guest at the victim’s home for two days. The victim permitted…