State v. Porter

CROCKETT, Justice:

James Lorin Porter sqeks to ,Reverse,,his,, conviction by a jury of possession of af.'&tb- len motorcycle in violation of Sec. 41-1-112, U.C.A. 1953. His principal contention is that the State failed to make affirmative proof of what he contends is an essential element of the offense stated in the emphasized portion of that statute:

Receiving or transferring" stolen vehicle a felony.. — Any person who . has in his possession any vehicle which he knows or has reason to believe has been stolen or unlawfully taken, and who is not an officer of the law engaged at the time in the…