Queen v. State

Clark, Judge.

This appeal is from the denial of a new trial motion as amended for a felony conviction for the offense of theft by taking.

The stolen item was a John Deere riding lawn mower found in defendant’s possession shortly after the theft. The trial transcript includes a confession after appropriate Miranda warnings followed by a voluntary surrender of a serial plate which was retrieved from the place where it had been buried at defendant’s residence. Defendant’s unsworn statement indicated the act was the result of taking diet pills for a weight problem. He also stated: "I had no…