Legal Opinion
People v. Johnson
Criminal Court of the City of New York
Decided September 29, 1972PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtM. Marvih Berger, J.
May someone using a rented automobile with the consent of the lessee, but without the permission of the owner-rental agency, be convicted of unauthorized use of the vehicle?
That is the question posed by the facts of this case — one of first impression as far as counsel and this court can ascertain.
On July 13, 1972 at 4:00 a.m. the defendant with two companions was observed by the arresting officer to be driving a 1972 Ford automobile in the wrong direction on a ramp at La Guardia Airport.
The officer discovered that the car had been leased by Andrew Upson from the Olins Rent-A-Car agency for a…
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