Smith v. State

Blackburn, Presiding Judge.

Following a jury trial, Charles Smith was convicted of theft by receiving stolen property. He appeals his conviction, arguing that the trial court erred in denying his motion for directed verdict, which asserted that the State failed to produce evidence sufficient to show that he knew the subject property was stolen. For the reasons set forth below, we reverse Smith’s conviction.

“On appeal, the standard of review for denial of a motion for directed verdict is the same as that for determining the sufficiency of the evidence to support a conviction.” (Punctuation…