Breland v. State

Marshall, Judge.

The appellant, Breland, appeals his conviction of motor vehicle theft (two counts), and theft by taking (one count), asserting four basic issues in seven separate enumerations of error: (1) that the offenses committed, if any, constitute only one crime, not three, (2) the testimony of an accomplice was not sufficiently corroborated, (3) a charge of "claim of right” should have been given, and (4) the jury was not informed of the bifurcated nature of the trial prior to its deliberations.

Breland was indicted, tried and convicted on two counts of theft of a motor vehicle and one…