Gill v. State

Carley, Judge.

Appellant was tried before a jury on an indictment charging him with one count of theft by taking of a motor vehicle. Appellant denied participation in the actual commission of the crime. He did, however, admit that he was a passenger in the stolen vehicle and had abandoned the car and fled the scene after the police had undertaken pursuit. The jury found appellant guilty as charged. Appellant appeals from the judgment of conviction and sentence entered by the trial court on the jury’s verdict.

1. Defense counsel adduced testimony during the cross-examination of the victim which…