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People v. Hedrick

California Court of Appeal

Decided April 25, 1980No. Crim. 10208PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

BLEASE, J.

Defendant Bruce Allen Hedrick appeals from a judgment imposing a term of three years in state prison entered after a jury convicted him of embezzlement of a rental car. (Pen. Code, § 503.) We reverse for error in the giving of an instruction which could lead the jury to believe that the failure to return the rental car within 20 days of written demand was conclusive of the defendant’s intent fraudulently to appropriate the automobile.

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On June 9, 1978, defendant entered into an agreement with the Red-ding Ford agency of Redding, California, for the rental of a Ford Fiesta…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  3. People v. WatsonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1956
  4. People v. BurresCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1980
  5. People v. HemmerCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1971

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. People v. BeemanCalifornia Supreme Court · 1984
  2. People v. HarrisCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1985
  3. People v. PettyCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1981
  4. People v. BanksCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1983
  5. People v. BensonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1982

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