Adams v. State

Birdsong, Presiding Judge.

Rodney Adams was convicted of theft by receiving stolen property, aggravated assault on a police officer, being an habitual violator, escape, fleeing and attempting to elude a police officer, and failure to maintain no-fault insurance.

On June 20, 1992, a Georgia State Trooper received an alert for a stolen white Mustang convertible being driven by appellant, who was an escapee. The Mustang had been stolen the night before at gunpoint. The trooper saw the car coming from appellant’s mother’s house and recognized appellant as the driver. Appellant fled and the trooper…