Cooper v. State

A jury found defendant-appellant guilty under an indictment that charged in pertinent part:

"Danny L. Cooper, alias . . . did buy, receive, conceal or aid in concealing one (1) stereo with speakers and two (2) gold ladies necklaces . . . of the total and combined value of, to-wit: in excess of $25.00, the personal property of James Mattingly, knowing that the same had been stolen or having reasonable grounds for believing that the same had been stolen, and not having the intent to restore it to the owner."

The court fixed his punishment at imprisonment for ten years.

The fact that the property…