People v. Treat

The defendant Treat was the general manager and moving force behind Treat Recreational Vehicle Center (the Center), a now defunct corporation which sold and leased recreational vehicles. Although Treat’s salary was $1,800 per month, during a ten-month period he received over $36,000 from the Center — $18,000 more than his salary. He left the state, but was eventually apprehended in Kansas City and charged with five counts of felony theft (section 18-4-401, C.R.S. 1973) and one count of failure to deliver title (section 42-6-109, C.R.S. 1973). After a lengthy preliminary hearing, the trial…