Rainer v. State

Theft, second degree; ten years.

On the afternoon of February 27, 1980, the appellant and his companion entered the service station of C.C. Golson in Fort Deposit, Alabama, operated by Mr. Lawrence Capps and Mr. Charles Jordan. Mr. Capps used a cigar box to store money for making change on cigarette sales. On the day of the theft, the cigar box contained approximately thirty-five dollars. While Capps and Jordan were outside, the appellant and his companion stole the cigar box of money and ran away. Before appellant and his companion left the premises, Mr. Capps confronted them and he saw the…