Beadles v. State

Quillian, Presiding Judge.

Defendant appeals his conviction for theft by receiving stolen property. Held:

1. In enumerations three and four defendant claims error when his motion for a directed verdict was denied because there was no evidence that defendant knew that the property was stolen. When defendant was stopped for a traffic violation, the police officer discovered through routine checking that the automobile he was driving had been reported stolen. Defendant told the officer the vehicle had been pawned to him for $200 by another. He was not able to produce any documentation for the…