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17 Mich. App. 657

People v. Franklin

Michigan Court of Appeals

Decided June 23, 1969

Michigan Court of Appeals · decided 1969-06-23

Applies MI 750 § 750.362

Decided 1969-06-23

Per Curiam.

¶1Defendant appeals his jury trial conviction and subsequent sentence for larceny by conversion (MCLA § 750.362 [Stat Ann 1954 Rev § 28.594]). The only question raised on appeal relates to the sufficiency of the evidence to establish the element of fraudulent conversion.

¶2July 15, 1967, defendant was entrusted with an automobile to test drive by the owner-opératoT bf a used car lot in Flint. Defendant was instructed to return the vehicle by 1:30 p.m. the same day. The automobile was not returned nor did defendant communicate with the lot owner-operator. The vehicle was eventually located August 31, 1967 in South Haven, Michigan, where defendant was arrested.

¶3Defendant testified to events unanticipated by him when he obtained the' automobile which prevented its return. He further testified that ho never considered the vehicle was his, that he never attempted to alter or dispose of it and that he was in the process of returning it when apprehended. ' Some portions of this testimony were corroborated by other witnesses.

¶4Whether the inference of fraudulent conversion arising from defendant’s acts with respect to the automobile was overcome by defendant’s testimony as corroborated is dependent on the credibility of that testimony. Credibility is for the jury. People v. Williams (1965), 1 Mich App 441.

¶5Affirmed.

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