Blackmon v. State

The Houston County Grand Jury, in its February, 1982 term, indicted appellant, David Blackmon, for intentionally receiving, retaining or disposing of stolen property, in violation of § 13A-8-17, Code of Alabama (1975). On November 29, 1982, he was found guilty as charged, and on January 7, 1983, he was sentenced to eight years' imprisonment.

Captain David Shipley, a security contractor for Great Southern Paper Company in Cedar Springs, Georgia, testified at trial that a two-way Motorola radio, marked with an identifying serial number, was assigned to an employee of the company who reported…