Dowdell v. State

CONOVER, Judge.

Donald R. Dowdell was convicted of Theft, 1 after a bench trial in Marion County Municipal Court, and sentenced to two years in prison. Dowdell was charged with knowingly exerting unauthorized control over the property of William Coleman. Dowdell appeals the conviction and raises the following issues for review:

I. Did the trial court commit reversible error by admitting the testimony of an eleven year old boy?

II. Was the evidence presented at trial sufficient to sustain a conviction for Theft?

We affirm.

FACTS

At about 2:00 p.m. on August 16, 1980, Donald Dowdell spoke with his…