State v. Deubler

FOSHEIM, Chief Justice.

Appellant Joe Levan Deubler was found guilty of grand theft of a vehicle in violation of SDCL 22-30A-1 and 22-30A-17. We affirm.

On August 30, 1982, Richard Williams awoke to find his 1977 Chevrolet Luv pickup truck missing at his residence. He reported it to the police. On September 29, 1982, an officer of the Oklahoma City Police Department observed Joe Deubler driving the vehicle and arrested him for possession of a stolen vehicle. The accessories had been stripped and one of the serial numbers had been removed.

Deubler told the arresting officer that the truck had…