Callahan v. State

Banke, Judge.

The defendant was charged in a single indictment with theft by taking and theft by receiving stolen property. Both counts involved the same motor vehicle. A third count in the indictment charged him with having two previous convictions for motor vehicle theft, thereby rendering him potentially eligible for recidivist punishment under Code Ann. § 26-1813 (b) (Ga. L. 1968, pp. 1249,1295; 1969, pp. 857,861). By a general verdict of guilty, the defendant was convicted of both counts of theft, and he now appeals the denial of his motion for new trial. Held:

1. It was not error to…