Cox v. State

MILLER, Judge.

Defendant-appellant, Cletus Coy Cox, appeals his conviction of theft, Ind. Code 35-43-4-2, after jury trial. The pertinent portions of the charging information read:

“On or about the 18th day of January, 1979, in Tippecanoe County, State of Indiana, Cletus Coy Cox did knowingly exert unauthorized control over property of Chester Parker [sic], to wit: a Singer Sewing machine and Montgomery Ward Clock, by possessing property without the consent of Chester Parker [sic], with intent to deprive Chester Parker [sic], of the value and use thereof.”

During the trial of this cause, one of…