Rich v. State

The appellant, Jerry Wade Rich, was convicted of receiving stolen property in the second degree, a violation of § 13A-8-18, Ala.Code 1975. He was sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment; that sentence was split, and he was ordered to serve one year followed by two years on probation. This appeal followed.

The State’s evidence tended to show the following. In October 2007, Rick Freese, a loss prevention investigator -with Target Corporation, met with members of the Trussville Police Department to discuss conducting a sting operation at Jim’s Pawn Shop in Trussville. Target agreed to furnish…