People v. Mainhurst

From a judgment of guilty of grand theft, after trial before the court without a jury, defendant appeals.

There is also an appeal from the order denying his motion for a new trial.

The evidence being viewed in the light most favorable to the People (respondent), the essential facts are:

On November 23, 1943, Mr. Karsh left his Cadillac sedan in front of 1388 West Washington Boulevard, Los Angeles. When he came out of the building he discovered that his automobile was gone. About fifteen minutes later he located his automobile at Twenty-fourth and Hoover Streets. There was no one in the car, but…