Shorts v. State

Bell, Chief Judge.

Defendant was convicted of theft by receiving stolen property in violation of Code § 26-1806. On appeal he complains that the evidence is not sufficient to authorize his conviction.

The state’s evidence was limited to a showing that a shotgun and a drill were stolen during a burglary of a home. On the day following the burglary, defendant on two separate occasions attempted to pawn the shotgun and the drill at a local pawn shop. Defendant testified that he obtained possession of the drill and shotgun from a friend when the latter requested the defendant’s assistance in…