Chase v. State

I do not agree to reduce the appellant’s conviction to a misdemeanor. The appellant was convicted of theft by receiving property having a value of over $200 but less than $2,500. The evidence shows that the property he received, knowing that it was stolen or having good reason to believe it was stolen, was two of eight copper downspouts from the historical “Hotze House” at 1619 Louisiana, Little Rock. The house was built around 1904 and contains 16,000 square feet. It was being renovated and the downspouts were specially manufactured for this house and were purchased for $2,100.00 (making…