People v. Alba
California Court of Appeal
The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtCraig, J.
The defendant was charged with the crime of grand larceny. He was tried and convicted. An appeal is taken from the judgment and from the order denying motion for a new trial. The principal question presented upon the appeal is based upon the contention that the evidence did not establish a corpus delicti, and that the horse may have wandered away instead of being stolen.
[1] The material facts of the case are as follows: Pete Cooper, an Indian, was the owner of a mare which has been his since 1914. At the trial he testified that on the night of November 18, 1920, he had this mare on his place…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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