People v. Harbour

Defendant was convicted, following a bench trial, of possession of a stolen motor vehicle with intent to pass false certificate of title contrary to MCLA 257.254; MSA 9.1954.

It was not controverted at trial that defendant sold many stolen Corvettes from his service station lot. In issue was whether defendant knew or had reason to know the Corvettes were stolen. The prosecution showed defendant was not a licensed automobile dealer; did not pay sales tax on the sales or income tax on his profits; did not keep records or receipts; made all of his purchases in cash; and misrepresented to…