People v. Pugh

From a judgment of guilty of grand theft after trial before a jury, defendant appeals. There are also appeals from the order denying a motion for a new trial, and “all proceedings had at the time of passing judgment and sentence.”

Facts : * There are two parcels of real property involved in this case. The first, which will be hereinafter referred to as “the 304 acres,” consists of 304 acres of desert land near Harper’s Dry Lake in San Bernardino County, owned by Mr. Asher Goodrich, who had settled on the property, drilling one well sufficient for chicken raising and domestic use, and had…