Sullivan

People v. Sullivan

Good Law
135 Cal. Rptr. 236·1976 Cal. App. LEXIS 2219·65 Cal. App. 3d 365
Court of Appeal of CaliforniaDecember 27, 1976Crim. No. 27644California2,329 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

Kaus, J.

Defendant Thomas Dean Sullivan was charged with ten counts of grand theft involving five transactions. A jury convicted *369 defendant of five counts and acquitted him on four counts; one count was dismissed by the trial court. Defendant was sentenced to prison; by corrected judgment, he was sentenced to concurrent terms on two counts with a third count to run consecutive to the concurrent counts. 1 He was given credit for 131 days jail time.

Facts

Defendant was convicted of theft of the Files’ Ford truck and camper (counts 1 and 2), of the Reyes’ camper (count 4), and of the Hamilton boat and trailer (counts 9 and 10). The prosecution’s case was based on the testimony of Cain, a participant in the thefts; Montegna, who arranged with defendant to purchase the items for his friends and family; and the two purchasers of the Reyes’ camper and Hamilton boat and trailer. All four witnesses testified under grants of immunity.

(a) Counts 1 and 2: Theft, of Files’ Ford truck and camper (April 1974). Montegna contacted defendant and told him that he “would like to get another camper.” (See count 4 for first camper.) Cain and defendant stole the Files’ Ford truck and camper.…

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