Evans v. State

Blackburn, Judge.

Following the denial of her plea in bar based upon two prior indictments having been quashed by the trial court, the appellant, Myrtis S. Evans, was convicted upon trial by jury of eight counts of theft by taking. Evans appeals from her conviction.

The record reveals that the Chattooga County Grand Jury in the August Term of 1994 returned three “true bill” indictments against Evans, each charging her with the offense of which she was convicted when tried pursuant to the third indictment. On arraignment day, August 12, 1994, the trial court, sua sponte, informed all involved…