Baker v. State

Carley, Judge.

Appellant was indicted for motor vehicle theft under former Code Ann. § 26-1813 in that he “did unlawfully take and carry away, with intent to steal the same, a certain motor vehicle, to wit: one (1) 1976 Chevrolet Caprice automobile, the property of Gracie L. Hall, of the value of $3,000.00, with the intention of depriving the said owner of said property ...” The jury returned its verdict finding appellant guilty and he appeals from the judgment and sentence entered thereon.

1. Appellant first urges that the state failed to prove that the vehicle was owned by Mrs. Hall as…