State v. Graham

REYNOLDSON, Justice.

Defendant Willard Graham was convicted by a jury of embezzlement by bailee in violation of § 710.4, The Code, and was sentenced to prison for a term not to exceed five years. We affirm the judgment.

On January 24, 1973, defendant, accompanied by an unidentified female companion, approached salesman Lem Hovey on the Schwind-Boeker Buick used car lot in Davenport and asked to look at station wagons. The couple was shown three cars, became interested in the third (valued at $3495) and, after inspecting it, inquired as to how well it operated. Mr. Hovey told them they could…