Keel v. State

May 8, 1973
No. 271S54
Reporters:
, ,
Before:
Arterburn
Arterburn, C.J.

This is an appeal from a conviction for theft of property in excess of ‍​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‍One Hundred Dollars ($100.00). There has been a motion to dismiss filed by the state which contends, primarily, that the transcript and brief do not conform to the ‍​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‍Rules of this court. Certain other technical errors are also claimed. In answer to the motion, the appellant claims that he only raises one issue, namely “that the ‍​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‍state either properly proved value under the law, or it did not” and that the record herein is sufficient for our review of that point. We are inclined ‍​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‍to review a case on the merits if possible and therefore the motion to dismiss is overruled and we now order the state to file an answer brief ‍​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‍on the point presented within thirty (30) days.

All Justices concur.

Note.—Reported in 295 N. E. 2d 612.