Gray v. Commonwealth

OPINION

COMBS, JUDGE:

Timothy F. Gray appeals from a final judgment and sentence of -the Bell Circuit Court convicting him of theft by unlawful taking. He received a sentence of five-years’ imprisonment, which was enhanced to fifteen years by virtue of his status as a persistent felony offender in the first degree (PFO I). After our review, we affirm.

On the evening of June 2, 2013, a large quantity of copper wire was stolen from Hinkle Contracting in Middlesboro. Gray was arrested for the crime on July 23, 2013. On September 18, 2013, the grand jury charged him with one count of theft by…