People v. Maestas

*181Opinion by

MR. JUSTICE GROVES.

The defendant was convicted of the offense of theft by receiving, (i.e., receiving stolen property, knowing it to be stolen) in violation of 1967 Perm. Supp., C.R.S. 1963, 40-5-2. We reverse.

The owner of a mink coat testified at the trial that, on December 13, 1970, her husband had placed the coat in a cloakroom at the Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs; that the coat was later missing from the room; and that, at a later date, the coat was returned to her by the sheriffs department. A police officer testified that on January 1, 1971, he received the mink coat…