Legal Opinion
State v. Christy Pontiac-GMC, Inc.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided August 31, 1984No. C1-82-1209, C0-83-689PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SIMONETT, Justice.
We hold that a corporation may be convicted of theft and forgery, which are crimes requiring specific intent, and that the evidence sustains defendant corporation’s guilt.
In a bench trial, defendant-appellant Christy Pontiac-GMC, Inc., was found guilty of two counts of theft by swindle and two counts of aggravated forgery, and was sentenced to a $1,000 fine on each of the two forgery convictions. Defendant argues that as a corporation it cannot, under our state statutes, be prosecuted or convicted for theft or forgery and that, in any event, the evidence fails to establish…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Commonwealth v. Beneficial Finance CompanyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1971
- Marston v. Minneapolis Clinic of Psychiatry & Neurology, Ltd.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1983
- State v. GrazianiNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1959
- State v. GrazianiSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1960
- United States v. NearingDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1918
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3Cited by6 opinions
- State v. Smokey's Steakhouse, Inc.North Dakota Supreme Court · 1991
- Dayton Hudson Corp. v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1995
- State v. Medibus-Helpmobile, Inc.Court of Appeals of Minnesota · 1992
- State v. Compassionate Home Care, Inc.Court of Appeals of Minnesota · 2002
- State v. Medibus-Helpmobile, Inc.Court of Appeals of Minnesota · 1992
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