Matthews v. State

Diggís, J.,

by special assignment, delivered the opinion of the Court.

The defendant-appellant Matthews was convicted by Judge Grady sitting without a jury under three separate indictments, two of petty larceny and one of grand larceny. On appeal Matthews argues that his motion for judgment of acquittal should have been granted because (i) his arrest was illegal; (ii) there was no legally sufficient evidence to support a finding of guilt; and (iii) additional contentions are submitted pro se.

The testimony shows that at about 10:00 a.m. on January 3, 1964, Martin Carrington, an employee of the…