State v. Gardner

REINHARD, Judge.

Defendant was convicted by a jury of receiving stolen property of a value in excess of $150.00 and sentenced by the court as a prior and persistent offender to serve a term of 10 years. He appeals; we affirm.

The evidence revealed that the home of William E. Seibert had been burglarized while he and his family were away for Thanksgiving. Seibert discovered the burglary the day after Thanksgiving, on November 29, 1985. He reported missing a gold watch, silverware, rings, a coin collection, a necklace, a sorority pin, a cameo, and other articles of jewelry.

On November 29,…