Hafer v. People

WILLIAM M. ELA, District Judge*,

delivered the opinion of the Court.

On charges of grand theft and conspiracy to commit grand theft, the three Hafer brothers together were tried before a jury, found guilty and sentenced. Their writ of error questions denial of their motions for new trial or judgment of acquittal. The plaintiffs in error are referred to collectively as defendants or by their first names — Robert, Donald, and Larry.

The defendants assert six grounds for error:

1. Admissibility of People’s Exhibits N, O, P, and Q taken in a warrantless search of Robert’s Cadillac.

2. Inadmissibility…