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STATE v. BYRD

968 S.W.2d 290 (1998)

STATE of Tennessee, Appellee, v. Barbara BYRD, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Knoxville.

Rehearing Denied June 22, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward C. Miller, Public Defender, Dandridge, for Appellant.

John Knox Walkup, Attorney General and Reporter, Michael J. Fahey II, Assistant Attorney General, Nashville, for Appellee.

Before ANDERSON, C.J., and REID and DROWOTA, JJ.

OPINION

HOLDER, Justice.

We granted this appeal to address the validity of an indictment that aggregates, under Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-14-103, the value of stolen property belonging to different owners.1 We hold that aggregation of value is permissible under § 39-14-103 when a defendant simultaneously exercises possession or control over stolen property belonging to different owners.

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