Knight v. State

The appellant was convicted of receiving stolen property in the first degree, in violation of § 13A-8-17, Code of Alabama 1975. He was sentenced to 15 years' imprisonment, pursuant to the Alabama Habitual Felony Offender Act.

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The appellant argues that the trial court erred in denying his motion for a judgment of acquittal because the State failed to present sufficient evidence to sustain his conviction of receiving stolen property.

Section 13A-8-16, Code of Alabama 1975, provides the following definition for the offense of receiving stolen property:

"(a) A person commits the crime of receiving…