State v. Carruth

OPINION

JACKSON, Judge:

Jeffrey Lynn Carruth appeals his conviction for felony joyriding under Utah Code Ann. § 41-1a-1314 (1993) (formally entitling felony joyriding “exercise [of] unauthorized control for extended time”). We reverse and enter a conviction for misdemeanor joyriding under Utah Code Ann. § 41-1a-1311 (1993) (formally entitling misdemeanor joyriding “unlawful control over motor vehicles, trailers, or semitrailers”).

BACKGROUND

On February 1,1996, Carruth rented a van from Freedom Rent-A-Car in Provo, Utah. He never returned it, and, on March 27, 1996, police found the van in the…