People v. Fox

In a trial upon an indictment charging the two offenses, Abe Pox was convicted of grand theft and acquitted of receiving stolen property. He now challenges the judgment upon the ground that the evidence is insufficient to support the verdict, and that the trial court erred in receiving certain testimony relating to asserted confessions made by him. He also complains of the court’s refusal to give several instructions which he proposed.

The prosecution of Pox is based upon the theft of a large quantity of cigars and cigarettes. The undisputed evidence shows that on January 11th, a short time…