State v. Lawson

OPINION

DAUGHTREY, Judge.

The defendant, Jeffrey Lawson, was convicted of concealing stolen property valued at less than $200 and was sentenced to five years imprisonment. On appeal, he alleges that the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction, that a mistrial should have been declared when a witness alluded to the defendant’s prior jailing, and that the trial court erred in instructing the jury on the full range of punishment available upon conviction. We find no merit to these issues and therefore affirm the judgment of the trial court.

The evidence adduced at trial indicated that a…