State v. Still

STRUCKMEYER, Vice Chief Justice.

A Pima County jury convicted the appellant, Cornelius James Still, Jr., of grand theft by false pretense. The Court of Appeals affirmed in a brief memorandum decision filed November 10, 1977. We accepted jurisdiction. Decision of the Court of Appeals vacated. Judgment of the Superior Court reversed.

Appellant was engaged in the business of refining and selling silver to various merchants in the Tucson area. Together with his wife, he operated a business called the B.R.E. Metals from their Tucson home. In late January 1976, appellant and the complaining witness,…