MERRELL v. STATE

50824.

135 Ga. App. 699 (1975)

218 S.E.2d 458

MERRELL v. THE STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided September 8, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edge & Edge, Eugene F. Edge, for appellant.

C. B. Holcomb, District Attorney, Frank C. Mills, III, Assistant District Attorney, for appellee.


EVANS, Judge.

Defendant was tried and convicted of the offense of theft by taking "one black angus hefer [sic], property of Otis Wright of the value of $200." He was sentenced to serve ten years. Motion for new trial was filed and denied. Defendant appeals. Held:

1. The owner of the animal (Wright) saw the defendant (Danny Merrell) and his co-indictee (Charles Lowery) acting suspiciously near his property. Investigating further, he found blood where...

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