State v. Noren

Defendant appeals from his conviction by a jury of two counts of theft by deception in violation of U.C.A., 1953, § 76-6-405 (1978 ed.). He assigns as error the trial court’s submission of the case to the jury and its failure to instruct the jury on his defense. We affirm.

The facts viewed most favorably to the verdict of the jury disclose that on March 9, 1979, defendant purchased a Mitchell motor home, No. SK2209-10, from the manufacturer Mitchell & Sons in Colorado. Defendant was the owner of Central RV Sales, a motor home sales and rentals business. Within a few days after the purchase,…