Isbell v. State

OPINION

By the Court,

Young, D. J.:

The facts show that appellant, Cliff Isbell, was observed in Big Daddy’s Casino with Billy Allen on September 16, 1977. The two men engaged in several conversations with the club’s bartender, Gerri Lawrence, and purchased $5.00 worth of quarters, stating they would not need that many but would take them anyway. Mrs. Lawrence observed appellant playing with a copper-colored wire. The wire broke, and appellant told Allen that he made inferior tools, and they would have to go get another one, which they proceeded to do.

Upon returning to the casino, Gerri Lawrence…