State v. Seekford

GOULD, District Judge:

Defendant appeals from his nonjury conviction of theft, a second degree felony.

Defendant rented a car on February 4, 1980, in Utah County, and immediately traveled with friends named Revoir to Price and Cleveland, Utah, and then to Las Vegas, Nevada, arriving in Las Vegas on February 5,1980. They then traveled to Arizona and then Texas. During the course of their travel, defendant and Cary Revoir had several discussions regarding the rented car. During one of these conversations, Revoir said, “We ought to take the car back. We could get in trouble over it.” Defendant’s…