Ladd v. State

Buying, receiving, or concealing stolen property; sentence: three years imprisonment.

On June 26, 1973, a white 1963 Chevrolet automobile belonging to Mrs. Alma Graves was stolen from the South Highland Hospital employee parking lot in Birmingham, Alabama. The automobile was recovered by the Birmingham Police Department on July 20, 1973. Latent fingerprints taken from the inside rear view mirror of the automobile were identified as matching those of the appellant.

On July 19, 1973, appellant was arrested by Birmingham police on suspicion of robbery. He was incarcerated in the city jail for…