State v. Laine

WILKINS, Justice:

Defendant Norman Laine appeals his conviction by a jury of theft by deception in violation of Sections 76-6-405 and 76-6-412, Utah Code Ann., 1953, as amended.1 The errors assigned are in rulings on evidence and in instructions to the jury.

On May 30, 1979, defendant went to the University Lincoln-Mercury dealership in Provo and negotiated for the purchase of a new Lincoln automobile. The car and the price of $14,930 were agreed upon, and a contract was prepared and signed. Upon his representation that he needed the car to go directly to the bank in Springville, approximately…