PIERCE v. STATE

No. 2-873A178.

315 N.E.2d 376 (1974)

James R. PIERCE, Appellant, v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Indiana, District Two.

August 12, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Philip R. Melangton, Jr., Indianapolis, for appellant; Raikos, Melangton, Dougherty & Christ, Indianapolis, of counsel.

Theodore L. Sendak, Atty. Gen., of Ind., Larry C. Gossett, Deputy Atty. Gen., Indianapolis, for appellee.


SULLIVAN, Presiding Judge.

Appellant (Pierce) brings this direct appeal from a conviction of theft. Pierce attacks the conviction alleging the State's failure to present sufficient evidence to sustain the conviction. We agree with Pierce's contention, and must therefore reverse.

The evidence and reasonable inferences therefrom, most favorable to appellee (State) and the trial court's judgment, are as follows:

In July of 1970, Blanck Chevrolet of Brownsburg...

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