Pierce v. State

Lyle Brown, Justice.

Clarence Leonard Pierce, Jr. was convicted of grand larceny, the separate charges involving the theft of seven blank money orders which he was accused of completing by filling in names and various amounts, and cashing. Pierce here challenges three instructions, the court’s refusal to instruct on petit larceny, the admissibility of in-custody statements, and the sufficiency of the evidence.

Railroad Salvage Company is a partnership conducting a substantial retail business in West Memphis, Arkansas. It operates in two buildings which are connected by an archway. Appellant was…