State v. Saybolt

OPINION

RANDALL, Judge.

Following a jury trial, appellant Daniel W. Saybolt was found guilty of attempted theft by swindle of over $35,000 in violation of Minn.Stat. §§ 609.52, subd. 2(4) (Supp. 1987), 609.52, subd. 3(1) (Supp.1987) and 609.17 (1986). He appeals from the judgment of conviction. We affirm.

FACTS

At the time of the alleged offense, appellant was an assistant vice president of Car-gill Metals with responsibility for the buying and selling of zinc concentrate on a world-wide basis. He had worked for Car-gill since 1974. Sometime during late September or early October 1987, Cargill…