Smith v. State

Cooper, Judge.

Appellant was convicted by a jury of theft by taking property with a total value exceeding $500, theft by receiving stolen property, and two counts of giving false identification information to a law enforcement officer. He appeals from the trial court’s denial of his amended motion for a new trial.

Viewed in a light most favorable to the verdict, the evidence presented at trial showed that as Judy and Neeley Melvin emerged from a bowling alley and approached their truck, they saw appellant reaching into Mr. Melvin’s toolbox in the bed of the truck. When appellant saw them he…