State v. Bair

HALL, Chief Justice:

This is an appeal from two second degree felony convictions of theft by “retaining” stolen property. 1

On February 5, 1982, police officers from the Provo and American Fork Police Departments, acting under the authority of a search warrant, entered and searched the residence of one Keith Bair. The search resulted in the seizure of, inter alia, some 96 firearms.

Keith Bair’s residence, which is located in American Fork, Utah, was described as a small rambler-style house with a living room, kitchen, bathroom and three bedrooms on the main floor and a full unfinished basement.…