Hinkle v. State

TYSON, Judge.

The appellant was indicted on September 21, 1971, by the Grand Jury of Lee County, Alabama, for buying, receiving, concealing, or aiding in the concealing of one “1971 Dodge truck-tractor of the value of $21,000.00, the personal property of Dodge Truck, Inc., a Corporation, knowing that it was stolen and not having the intent to restore it to the owner.” The jury found the appellant guilty, and judgment fixed punishment at ten years imprisonment in the penitentiary.

The evidence taken in the case revealed that the vehicle in question was a new 1971 white Dodge truck-tractor with a…