People v. Ragone

OGDEN, J. pro tem.

Appellants were jointly charged and tried before a jury upon three counts, violation of section 503 of the Vehicle Code, grand theft of an automobile and conspiracy to commit burglary. They were acquitted of grand theft but were convicted upon each of the other two counts. They join in this appeal from the judgment of conviction.

In the early morning hours, about 3:30 a. m., three police officers were cruising in a police automobile along Van Ness Avenue in San Francisco. Their attention was attracted to an automobile parked at the curb in front of a restaurant just south of…