Sullivan
People v. Sullivan
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.…