Hughes v. State

Banke, Presiding Judge.

Dale Hughes was convicted of theft by taking of property of a value exceeding $500. He was sentenced to serve four years in confinement and four years on probation, was fined $750, and was ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $2,190. Hughes’ sole contention on appeal is that the evidence was insufficient to establish that the value of the stolen property exceeded $500 and that he was, accordingly, erroneously sentenced as a felon rather than as a misdemeanant.

The property at issue consisted of a purse and its contents, which were taken from a lounge. None of the…