State v. Carroll

OPINION

DONOFRIO, Presiding Judge.

The defendant, James David Carroll, appeals from a jury verdict of conviction of the crime of grand theft by false representation pursuant to A.R.S. § 13-661 (A)(3), and from the sentence imposed thereon of not less than three nor more than five years in the Arizona State Prison. He had been charged by grand jury indictment with the aforementioned offense.

Briefly, the facts of the case taken in a light most favorable to upholding the verdict are as follows. In early 1971 the defendant and his mother were operating a small business under the name of Office-ette…