State v. Batesel

MAUS, Judge.

The defendant was charged with receiving stolen property in that, with the purpose to deprive the owner thereof, he disposed of a motorcycle, valued at $150 or more, knowing or believing it had been stolen. A jury found him guilty. As a prior offender he was sentenced to imprisonment for two years.

The defendant does not question the sufficiency of the evidence. In essence, there was evidence to establish the following. The motorcycle in question was stolen. In some manner it came into the possession or under the control of the defendant. He knew it had been stolen. He sold it to…