State v. Parker

MOFFAT, Justice.

An appeal from a conviction of grand larceny, from the District Court of Salt Lake County. Defendant stands convicted and sentenced to serve from one to ten years in the State prison for stealing his own automobile. The case illustrates the misuse of the criminal machinery of the law in attempting to enforce a civil obligation.

A statement of the facts out of which this case arose may be summarized as follows: Defendant placed his automobile in the hands of a garageman for repairs on February 17, 1941; he paid $30 on account of the agreed price of $60.00; later, on March 15th,…