Ayers v. State

McMurray, Presiding Judge.

Defendant was convicted of the offense of theft by receiving stolen property, a felony, that is, receiving one diamond ring, property of the estate of a person now deceased, having a value of more than $200, “knowing or should have known that said property was stolen, said property not having been received with intent to restore it to the owner.” Defendant appeals. Held:

1. One of the state witnesses testified that the ring which was the property of his grandmother, now deceased, had been given to his mother for safekeeping by the grandmother during her last illness…