Jones v. State

James R. Cooper, Judge.

The appellant was arrested and charged with theft by receiving. At the time of his arrest the appellant had in his possession an Apple He computer. The computer had been stolen from Reed Elementary School in Dumas, Arkansas. After a jury trial, the appellant was found guilty of misdemeanor theft by receiving, sentenced to one year in the county jail and fined one thousand dollars. The appellant argues three points for reversal, one of which we find has merit. We agree that the lack of notice of the trial date and the trial court’s refusal to grant a continuance deprived…