People v. Whitmer

Filed 7/24/14 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA THE PEOPLE, ) ) Plaintiff and Respondent, ) ) S208843 v. ) ) Ct.App. 2/4 B231038 JEFFREY ALLEN WHITMER, ) ) Los Angeles County Defendant and Appellant. ) Super. Ct. No. GA079423 ____________________________________) Defendant, the manager of a motorcycle dealership, arranged for the fraudulent sales of vehicles to fictitious buyers. A jury convicted him of 20 counts of grand theft for 20 separate fraudulent sales. We must decide whether defendant was properly convicted of a separate theft for each vehicle fraudulently sold, or whether he could…