Legal Opinion
State v. Matousek
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided June 19, 1970No. 42160PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
James F. Murphy, Justice. *
This is an appeal from a judgment of the district court adjudging defendant, Ernest Matousek, guilty of the crime of theft in violation of Minn. St. 609.52, subd. 2, and from an order denying his motion for a new trial.
In April 1968, Hopkins Motor Sales, a car dealership located in Hopkins, Minnesota, took as a trade-in on a new car a 1967 Pontiac GTO. The car was parked on the Hopkins Motor Sales used-car lot.
On the night of April 23-24, a person or persons unknown stole this car from the lot. Its whereabouts remained unknown to the authorities until August 20,…
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