People v. Sang Thai Chung

Opinion

HOLLENHORST, J.

I

Defendant Sang Thai Chung 1 was convicted of 10 counts of receiving stolen property (Pen. Code, § 496, subd. (a)) and 1 count of removal of identification or serial number from a vehicle component (Veh. Code, § 10751).

The jury was unable to agree on two conspiracy charges. The conspiracy charges were based on the theory that defendant Sang and others owned a chop shop 2 in violation of Vehicle Code section 10801, and that the conspiracy was manifested by overt acts of obtaining a stolen Mazda van, dismantling it, discarding parts of it near a public highway, and…