State v. Blevins

OPINION

WREN, Chief Judge.

Appellant, James Howard Blevins, was convicted by a jury of possession of a stolen motor vehicle in violation of A.R.S. § 13-672.01. 1 Two prior felony convictions were also proven and appellant was sentenced to imprisonment for a term of not less than 5 nor more than 8 years. We reverse on the ground that the evidence failed to establish that appellant possessed a “motor vehicle” within the meaning of the statute, and that the trial court therefore erred in failing to grant his motion for judgment of acquittal.

The facts are as follows. On January 22, 1977, police…