State v. Beverly Irene Strain

Defendants Beverly Strain and James Young each appeal from a judgment of the Cascade County District Court entered on a jury verdict, finding each of them guilty of felony theft.

Defendants were charged with stealing a television set from the Sheraton Inn in Great Falls on October 14, 1978. Defendants have also been charged by separate informations with stealing a television from the Triple Crown Motel in Great Falls on October 15, 1978, and with stealing a television from the Shasta Motel on October 16, 1978. The televisions were never recovered. Before trial, the prosecutor dismissed the…