Butler v. State

Sognier, Judge.

Appellant Butler and a co-defendant, Mitchell, were convicted of motor vehicle theft. A third party, Thomas, was arrested with Butler and Mitchell but was not tried for the offense.

At 2:30 a.m. on September 20, 1979 a witness observed a 1975 Ford Station Wagon being driven off a used car lot in Waycross, Georgia. The incident was reported to the police and upon investigation, it was observed that the chain across the driveway at the used car lot had been cut. A few hours later, the police found the car parke'd in the parking lot of the Days Inn Motel in Waycross. While the…