O'RIORDAN v. State

George Rose Smith, Justice.

The appellant was charged with theft, a class C felony, in that by deception he obtained from Bill W. Willis a trailer worth over $100, with the purpose of depriving Willis of his property. The jury found the defendant guilty of the lesser included misdemeanor of theft of property and imposed a sentence of one year in jail. Ark. Stat. Ann. §§ 41-2203 and 41-901 (1977).] The Court of Appeals, citing Rule 29 (1) (c), transferred the case to this court. _

Chief among O’Riordan’s four arguments for reversal is his contention that the State failed to prove that O’Riordan…