State v. Asay

HALL, Justice:

Defendant appeals his conviction of theft of an operable motor vehicle, a second degree felony. 1

On the evening of July 10, 1979, at approximately 8:80 p. m., the owner of the automobile in question parked it in the vicinity of Trolley Square in Salt Lake City. Some two hours later, he returned to find the automobile missing.

At about 11:30 p. m. on the same evening, two unidentified individuals were observed placing the automobile in a Davis County storage shed. The following day, at about 1:30 p. m., defendant was accosted by police officers as he was emerging from the shed…