In what circumstances have the courts found a defendant guilty of driving a stolen vehicle without shutting off the ignition?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from The People v. Alvarez, H033840, No. CC807962 (Cal. App. 2010):

In People v. Green (1995) 34 Cal.App.4th 165, the police followed defendant after determining that he was driving a vehicle which had been reported stolen four days prior. (Id. at p. 172.) Defendant, upon noticing the police, pulled into a parking lot, and exited the vehicle without shutting off the ignition. (Ibid.) When they examined the vehicle, officers discovered a screwdriver in the ignition, and upon detaining defendant, he claimed someone had given him the vehicle, but did not provide that person's name or address. (Ibid.) Defendant was convicted of unlawful driving of a vehicle, but was acquitted of a charge of receiving stolen property.

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