CR1997-01864
May 16, 1997OUTCOME: The jury came back not guilty.
The accused was on charged with theft and burglary for stealing a television set. The Defense was that he had permission to take the television set from the homeowner. On the day of trial, the homeowne ... r refused to come to court to testify. An arrest warrant was issued, the homeowner was brought to court in shackles and agreed to testify against the accused if the Judge would let him smoke a cigarette.