People v. Schroeder

Opinion

CHRISTIAN, J.

John F. Schroeder appeals from a probation order which was rendered after a jury found him guilty of four counts of grand theft (Pen. Code, § 487, subd. 1) and one count of conspiracy (Pen. Code, § 182).

Appellant operated as a wholesaler of used automobiles under the title, “Courtesy Auto Sales.” Assisted by Edward Zinski, Jr., and other accomplices some of whom testified at trial, appellant operated at Courtesy Auto Sales and at other premises an extensive business of fraudulently reselling used cars, the odomoters of which had been rolled back. There was abundant…