State v. Simion

OPINION

GILDEA, Justice.

Appellant C. Dennis Simion was charged with felony theft by swindle in violation of Minn.Stat. § 609.52, subd. 2(4) (2006), felony damage to property in violation of Minn.Stat. § 609.595, subd. 1(3) (2006), and felony theft from a person with a superior right of possession in violation of Minn.Stat. § 609.52, subd. 2(2) (2004). Following a jury trial, Simion was found guilty of misdemeanor criminal damage to property and felony theft from a person with a superior right of possession, and not guilty of theft by swindle. Simion thereafter moved the district court for…