Webb v. State

Deen, Presiding Judge.

Appellant was convicted of theft by taking of a boat motor. The crime victim owned a boat and motor, which he kept in an area of his apartment complex specially designated for boats and related items.

Shortly after midnight on October 29, 1985, Mr. Brown, a resident of the complex, observed an automobile with an open trunk parked in front of his apartment. When he went for a walk a short time later, he observed two young men working at the rear of the victim’s boat. He called the police. When the officers arrived, the men fled on foot. One was immediately apprehended by…