Opinion ID: 2365763
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Heading: the riggsbee appeal

Text: Appellant Riggsbee participated with the appellant Jackson in the sale of the various items of property stolen from several homes. The evidence adduced against Jackson, for the most part, also incriminates Riggsbee. Riggsbee raises only one issue on appeal different from the issues raised by Jackson. That issue involves Riggsbee's conviction for the theft of a radio scanner from the home of Roger Stice. The radio scanner was recovered from Jackson's trailer, and Riggsbee contends there was no evidence to connect him with the theft. There was evidence that the radio scanner was taken in the same burglary in which several guns were also stolen. Riggsbee and Jackson sold the guns to an undercover police agent. We have held this to be sufficient evidence to sustain a conviction for theft of the guns and also a conviction for burglary of the premises. Since the scanner was taken from the same premises and at the same time, the evidence supports the conviction of Riggsbee for the theft of the scanner. The appellant Riggsbee was convicted of the theft of other property from the home of Roger Stice taken at the same time the scanner was stolen. The different items stolen from the same place at the same time constitute only one theft as we held in our discussion of the Jackson appeal. Riggsbee's conviction for theft of the scanner must be vacated. Likewise, his conviction of the theft of items from the home of Carl Lindsey as charged in count eight of the indictment must be vacated because he was convicted of the theft of other property from Carl Lindsey taken at the same time and place. All of Riggsbee's convictions for knowingly receiving stolen property must be vacated for the reasons stated in the Jackson appeal. In all other respects the judgment as to appellant Riggsbee is affirmed.