Lee v. State

OPINION

CORNISH, Judge:

Ronnie Delbert Lee, Jr., was arrested in Muskogee, Oklahoma, and charged with a misdemeanor for siphoning gasoline from a church bus into a five gallon can. His car, which was parked in the private church parking lot near the bus, was impounded and searched. A stolen automobile battery was found inside the trunk of his vehicle. The appellant was then charged and convicted of Knowingly Concealing Stolen Property, After Former Conviction of a Felony. He received a twenty (20) year sentence with (10) years suspended. On appeal he argues that the inventory search was a…