Wilkerson v. State

Phipps, Judge.

R. B. Wilkerson and Milton Wilkerson were jointly indicted and tried for the theft by taking of a box of Nike athletic shoes that belonged to Roadway Express, Inc. and had a value greater than $500. Both were given ten-year, partially probated sentences. In Case No. A00A1839, R. B. Wilkerson appeals. In Case No. A00A2053, Milton Wilkerson appeals.

R. B. Wilkerson argues that the State’s proof of the value of the shoes consisted of nonprobative hearsay of a State’s witness and of testimony from the witness concerning the general cost of Nike shoes without consideration of the age…