Cannon v. State

John A. Fogleman, Justice.

Vernon Lee Cannon was found guilty of theft by receiving under Ark. Stat. Ann. § 41-2206 (Repl. 1977) by receiving and retaining a 1955 Chevrolet automobile, the property of Ethel Mae Tanner. The offense was alleged to have occurred on January 30, 1978. It was alleged in the information that the value of the property was in excess of $100. In the trial before the circuit judge, without a jury, Cannon was found guilty and sentenced to five years’ imprisonment. Cannon asserts that the trial court erred in refusing to reduce the charge to a misdemeanor, because the…