Blackburn v. State

SAM TAYLOR, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of receiving stolen property in the first degree in violation of § 13A-8-17, Code of Alabama 1975. He was sentenced to life imprisonment, applying the Habitual Felony Offenders Act.

I

Appellant argues that the state failed to prove the value of the stolen property he was accused of receiving and concealing, and that for that reason his conviction should be reversed. James Blackmon, a Georgiana police officer, testified that in his opinion the stolen guns could be valued from $1,500 to $2,500. No foundation was laid by counsel as to Officer Blackmon’s…