People v. Davis

The defendant was convicted after a bench trial of possessing a motor vehicle known to be stolen, MCLA § 257.254 (Stat Ann 1968 Rev § 9.1954), and unlawfully driving away the automobile of another, MCLA § 750.413 (Stat Auu 1954 Rev § 28.645). He was sentenced to a term of four to ten years in prison on the first count and four to five years on the second count, to run concurrently.

The defendant’s reliance on People v. Morton (1970), 384 Mich 38, is sound. The people concede the case is controlling, that there was no evidence of intent to transfer title, and that the conviction of possession…