Currie v. State

STATON, Judge.

Following a bench trial, Tommy Ray Cur-rie (Currie) was found guilty of theft, a class D felony.1 Currie appeals, raising two issues:(1) Whether the record contains sufficient evidence to support the conviction, despite Currie's claim that he thought the purse he took belonged to his wife; and(2) Whether the trial court abused its discretion in sentencing Currie to four (4) years in prison.

Affirmed in part; remanded in part.

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Sufficiency

When reviewing the sufficiency of the evidence, this Court will neither weigh the evidence nor judge the credibility of witnesses. We will…