State v. Lundrlade

Defendant Carl Roger Lundblade appeals from a felony theft conviction, following a jury trial in District Court, Lake County. We reverse the conviction and remand the cause to District Court for a new trial.

The defendant operated a diesel repair shop in Poison, Montana, for a time prior to his arrest in December 1978. One of his regular customers was the complaining witness in this case, Warren G. Harding, d/b/a Mission Valley Concrete Industries, Inc. In April 1978, one of Harding’s trucks blew an engine. Defendant installed a new engine for Harding, using several parts from the blown…