State v. Daniels

ELLETT, Chief Justice:

Defendant appeals from his conviction on the charge of theft. He was tried before a jury, convicted and sentenced by the court to an indeterminate term in the Utah State Prison not to exceed fifteen years.

The facts in this case are not disputed. Defendant took the stand and testified in his own behalf that sometime during the evening of June 14,1977, he and a companion took a 1968 Corvette belonging to Mid-valley Auto. Defendant started the vehicle and together with his friend, headed for California. The next morning a California highway patrolman observed the defendant…