Tanner v. State

FAULKNER, Justice.

Samuel Thrasher had a bad experience on the night of February 9, 1972. He was working the second shift (3 P.M.-ll P. M.) at the Crown Textile Plant No. 1, Talladega, Alabama. When he came out of the plant after finishing his shift, his car, a blue Chevrolet Camaro, was gone from the company parking lot.

The crime was attributed to Willie Tanner, who was indicted, tried by jury, con victed of grand larceny, and sentenced to five years in the penitentiary. Tanner appealed to the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals, from whence the cause was transferred to this Court.

The case is a…