People v. Carter

Defendant was charged by information with receiving stolen property (Pen. Code, § 496) and with two prior felony convictions. He pleaded not guilty and admitted the prior convictions. A jury found him guilty as charged. He appeals from the judgment of conviction.

*812On September 28, 1966, at 7:40 p.m. Officer Ronald Martin of the California Highway Patrol went to a street intersection in the San Bernardino area in response to an accident call. At the scene he observed defendant’s car in a flood control ditch near the intersection. Defendant was sitting behind the wheel of the ear, the engine was…