Dean v. State

Sognier, Chief Judge.

Michael Edward Dean was convicted of theft by taking (motor vehicle), and he appeals contending the circumstantial evidence was insufficient to support the verdict.

The evidence at trial established that Eddie Michael Smith parked his Ford truck leaving the keys in the ignition when he *837stopped at a bar at 9:30 p.m. on December 15, 1989. Smith reported the truck missing at 12:30 a.m. and was then informed the truck had been involved in an accident. Smith testified that his truck was totalled in the accident and that he observed blood on the seat, floor, and dash of the…