State v. Reardon

Murphy, Justice.

The defendant was indicted for first degree grand larceny under M. S. A. 622.01(2) and 622.05(3). Following conviction and imposition of sentence, the trial court denied defendant’s motion for a new trial. From this order the defendant has appealed.

Since the one question for consideration is whether the defendant was denied his constitutional right to a fair trial, the facts are briefly set forth only to place the issue in context. The defendant, a realtor doing business in the city of St. Paul as the Reardon Service Bureau, sold a house for the complainant, Alva P. Broeker.…