State v. Lebron

After trial to a jury the defendant, Roderick L. LeBron, was convicted of theft hy receiving stolen property valued at over $300 but less than $1,000. He was sentenced to a term of 5 years’ probation, a fine of $10,000, and a 90-day term in the county jail. He is required to do 8 hours of volunteer work per week during the term of probation.

The evidence shows that on June 4, 1982, Jesse Chant brought a Sylvania video cassette recorder (VCR), serial No. 8300933, to LeBron’s place of business in Omaha, Nebraska, for the purpose of selling it to LeBron. The VCR had been stolen from Benson High…